Health & Welfare
Cermaq Canada completes first salmon cycle with zero sea lice treatments
Cermaq Canada credits Ahousaht partnership after first salmon cycle with zero sea lice treatments and record-low lice levels.
Fisheries
Membertou First Nation to test Canada’s first electric boat in commercial lobster fishery
A First Nations-led project will test Canada’s first electric boat and assess if electric vessels can work in the commercial lobster fishery.
Responsibility
‘Building towards abundance’: How Indigenous-owned Clearwater Seafoods is reshaping Canada’s seafood industry
The Mi’kmaq Coalition’s 50 percent acquisition of Clearwater Seafoods is transforming Canada’s seafood industry and promoting responsible fisheries.
Intelligence
First Nations-led artificial intelligence technology holds promise for salmon recovery
New artificial intelligence monitoring tool is "remarkably adept" at identifying and counting fish species.
Responsibility
Some First Nations are asserting their right to farm salmon, despite pending government closures
With salmon farm closures imminent, some First Nations are taking action to preserve ocean-based farming and assert Indigenous sovereignty.
Responsibility
Cermaq Canada and Ahousaht Nation renew five-year salmon farming protocol
Cermaq Canada and Ahousaht First Nation have renewed a five-year protocol to guide salmon farming practices on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Responsibility
Farms’ removal signals new paradigm for BC salmon industry
A closure of ultimately 17 farms over the next five years will create a farm-free migration corridor for wild salmon on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
Intelligence
Canadian salmon farmers: ‘Leave us out of your shutdown’
The potential of a salmon-farming ban in Washington state is being monitored closely next door, in British Columbia, where many more salmon farms operate. But they’re not worried about a spillover effect.
Responsibility
For Great Lakes aquaculture, it’s a tale of two countries
Canada and the United States may be friendly neighbors, but when it comes to aquaculture, the bordering countries take vastly different approaches to aquaculture in the Great Lakes.
Responsibility
In Canada, salmon farmers building social license with First Nations
After some rocky times, ties between B.C. salmon farmers and First Nations, have improved in recent years. Band members report consistent employment, royalties and improved quality of life. “We need aquaculture around,” says one fishing company owner.
Responsibility
Cockle project provides aquaculture option for British Columbia first nations
Cockles are a common, though not overly abundant, bivalve in British Columbia waters, where they are normally found in low intertidal and subtidal regions.