News Hounds Sleep

... to the national media whether it was over Meech Lake, the Charlottetown "Accord," Kemano II, Atlantic salmon fish farming in B.C., or just about the absence of decent reporting on B.C. news. I now rest my case. Those who accept the national media's ...

B.C.-owned salmon farms sold

Canada - January 27, 2007 - One of the last B.C.-owned aquaculture businesses was bought by foreign owners this week, when Campbell River-based Grieg Seafood BC purchased Target Marine Group on the Sunshine Coast.

Transcript review sought by salmon farmers

Canada - January 25, 2007 - The BC Salmon Farms' Association have requested that the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture purge its transcripts of remarks similar to those deemed by the BC Supreme Court as "inappropriate".

Still some opposition to fish nursery

Canada - January 25, 2007 - A meeting of about 25 invited stakeholders and the proponent of an intended fish nursery, Paul Merlin of Nova Scotia, did much to inform and educate the public about the proposed development

Scallop farm proposal hits rough seas

Canada - January 20, 2007 - A proposal for a massive scallop farm off Bowser, which has incensed fishing and community groups, has already been rejected once by Transport Canada because it would interfere with navigation.

The Staniford decision, pros & cons

Canada - January 20, 2007 - Anti-salmon farming activists should think again before releasing false and misleading information to the public, according to an industry spokesman.

Anemia disease has devastated fish farms in New Brunswick

Canada - January 4, 2007 - Infectious salmon anemia forced New Brunswick salmon farmers to slaughter more than a million fish nearly a decade ago. It was discovered in farmed Nova Scotia salmon in 1999 but in much smaller numbers.

Salmon farmer calls BC Supreme Court decision a 'vindication'

Canada - January 16, 2007 - Creative Salmon, a Tofino-based salmon farm company is hailing the BC Supreme Court ruling, which held that Don Staniford, a paid anti-aquaculture campaigner, had defamed Creative Salmon in two press releases issued in June 2005.

BC salmon farms switch to greener fuel

MAINSTREAM Canada, one of British Columbia’s leading salmon aquaculture companies, has announced it is switching from diesel to cleaner-burning biodiesel for all 39 of its BC fish farm sites and hatcheries. The company says this move will reduce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases, such as CO2, by an estimated 1,800 tons annually.

BC fish farms shift to renewable fuel

Canada - January 16, 2007 - Mainstream Canada, one of BC's leading salmon aquaculture companies, is switching from diesel to cleaner-burning biodiesel for all 39 of their BC fish farm sites and hatcheries.

Application for offshore blue mussel farm filed

United States - January 20, 2007 - Several shellfishermen and fishermen are taking a first step on a long road to raise blue mussels for market in Vineyard waters.

Aquaponics interest group workshop conducted

Canada - January 17, 2007 - An aquaponics interest group meeting and workshop was held on January 9 at the Crop Diversification Centre South. Its purpose was to update interested stakeholders in current aquaponics research and development in Alberta.

Weighing the pros and cons

Canada - January 11, 2007 - A proposal to look at putting a fish nursery for aquaculture purposes in the West Pond area is causing a disturbance in the Springdale – South Brook area and rightly so.

Shellfish farms termed "reckless"

Canada - January 17, 2007 - The New Democrats are calling the Provincial Liberals "reckless" after three shellfish farms were approved for the northern Gulf Islands.

Lack of ice hurts mussel growers

Canada - January 4, 2007 - Mild winter weather is causing concern for some mussel growers along P.E.I.'s North Shore, where sea ducks are taking advantage of ice-free waters to eat the shellfish.

Clammering for Clams

... of the Atlantic Ocean - - from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico - - they've also proven to be a successful model for aquaculture (and a move in the sustainable direction). In fact, my netted bag of littlenecks came from a clam farm on Virginia's Eastern ...