News
Your One Stop Shop for the latest and historical international, national, and provincial news (the good, the bad, and the open net pen)
regarding fin fish aquaculture with a focus on the NL and Atlantic Canadian issues, companies, and events.
(click the images for media stories or more information)
Newfoundland and Labrador Region
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2017 03 31. After two days of proceedings the Owen Myers and the ASF court challenges are adjourned until April 17. Hearing the case may take as much as 4 times longer than initially thought. |
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2017 04 17. Owen Myers and the Atlantic Salmon Federation Launch Court Challenges for an Environmental Impact Statement review and full Public Hearings on the Grieg Placentia Bay Scheme Join us April 17th from 9AM to 10 AM in front of the Supreme Courthouse in St. John's in a show of public support. The hearings proceed at 10AM. Come see if we really do have an Environment Assessment Act. PROGRESSIVE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT Coalition advisors and members have begun planning a detailed strategy to achieve our goals. This will include public education, media engagements, investigative reporting support, independent research, community outreach, land based aquaculture forums, and other steps to aquaculture reform. We Want Your Help! If you live in an area directly affected by open net pen aquaculture ills, we want to hear from you! (we protect our sources!) Become one of our citizen scientists and/or environmental defenders with your free time or camera. We also want to hear your ideas that encourage the shift to land based closed containment. |
Atlantic Region
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2017 03 20. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia residents learn of 250,00 fish cull and die off 8 months later! Industry and insurance company fighting with government to keep the sick sea lice infested fish in the pens to save money! |
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2017 03 14. Nova Scotia residents are fed-up with local net pens owner Cooke Aquaculture after yet more mass escapes, mass die-offs, and silence. (please click the image for the story). |
National Region
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2017 03 13. The DFO finds HSMI and PRv linked in BC salmon farms - almost 10 years after local researchers started complaining about it! (please click the image for the story) |
Internationally
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2017 03 27. Sea lice "cleaner fish" being cleaned out of the ocean as artificial production attempts repeatedly crash due to disease and escapes. |