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A Lot of People Think We’re Doing This Just for First Nations People. We’re Not’ – The Tyee
The First Nations Fisheries Council is working to ensure that salmon are a part of our future. If there’s one thing that nearly all First Nations in B.C. have in common, it’s salmon. “Salmon are a foundation, a pillar, of First Nations culture in British Columbia,” says Hugh Braker, president of the First Nations Fisheries […]
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Abegweit First Nation’s fish hatchery celebrates releasing over a million fish to Island streams – CBC
Jun 30, 2022 Scotchfort facility has been releasing Indigenous fish species since 2012 The fish hatchery at Abegweit First Nation, P.E.I. is celebrating an important milestone: it has now released more than one million fish into Island streams. Since 2012, the facility on the reserve at Scotchfort has been raising Indigenous fish species like salmon […]
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Inshore Rescue Boat station in Rankin Inlet opens for the season
From: Canadian Coast Guard June 29, 2022 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories – The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat station in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut is now open for the season. The station is crewed by Indigenous members hired and trained by the Canadian Coast Guard under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan. The Inshore Rescue Boat program provides hands-on […]
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First Nations assert traditional rights to farm salmon – SeaWest News
June 29, 2022 Aquaculture-dependent First Nations in BC set to defy government agenda to remove salmon farms from their traditional territories Aquaculture dependent First Nations say they will assert their traditional rights to allow salmon farming in their territorial waters, even as the Federal government bows to the demands of anti-fish farming activists to remove […]
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Canada increasing vessel length limit for the less than 40’ Inshore Sub-Fleets in Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada News release June 27, 2022 Ottawa, Canada – Canada’s East Coast inshore fisheries are the backbone of coastal communities, driving rural, local, regional and national economies. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to supporting these harvesters who work hard to provide prosperity for their communities. Today, Newfoundland and Labrador Member of […]
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IMPAC5 Endorsed as an Official United Nations Ocean Decade Event
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada June 27, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal – In Canada, the health of our oceans is directly linked to the health of our people. This also rings true beyond Canadian borders and around the globe. People are dependent on the ocean, and the health of the ocean is dependent on us. Preserving […]
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Management decision for Newfoundland and Labrador’s Northern cod Stewardship Fishery
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada News release St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – Cod is culturally and economically important to the people in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fisheries and Oceans Canada understands the heavy responsibility of fishery decisions, and the very real impact they have on the livelihoods of Canadians. When making decisions we consider the best […]
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Canada’s Salmon farmers respond to the federal government’s decision to renew salmon farming licenses in British Columbia, Canada
June 22, 2022 The decision is a key validation of the importance of the salmon farming industry to rural, coastal communities and procedural fairness, but greater certainty is needed to build Canada’s Blue Economy and to secure a popular and critical Canadian affordable and sustainable food supply. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) and the […]
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UBCIC Welcomes Announcement that Canada is Phasing Out Fish Farms in Discovery Islands
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – June 22, 2022) Today, Federal Minister Joyce Murray of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard announced a transition planning process for fish farms in British Columbia. This will include consultations with First Nations Title and Rights holders and with industry. The Union of […]
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Minister’s and parliamentary secretary’s statement on federal decision about salmon farms
June 22, 2022 VICTORIA – Josie Osborne, Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship and Minister Responsible for Fisheries, and Fin Donnelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture, have released the following statement in response to Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s decision today on salmon-farm licensing in British Columbia. “Wild salmon are critically important to the […]
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