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Commercial fishing is a bedrock industry in Alaska, and has been for more than a century.

Fish futures looking brighter

Over the last several decades, as fishing technologies improved, the widespread and wholesale harvest of fish harmed many marine species and habitats.

A report that's totally unacceptable

The above tells you all you need to know about the reaction in Kitkatla to the report of the Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture.

Fish Farm report finally released and becomes instantly controversial

The recently released provincial report into Fish Farming has called for ban on farms north of Vancouver Island, a recommendation that isn 't particularly sitting well with First Nation's communities in ...

MLA's provide background into committee deliberations

The Daily News completed its comprehensive coverage into the Fish Farming report on Thursday, with a Question and Answer session with the North Coast's MLA, Gary Coons.

The fish farm debate provides a tale of two towns

The Tyee has begun an examination of the fish farming issue on the north coast, the first installment providing an indepth look at two local communities that have seen different results from the path they've ...

Icicle Seafoods to farm fish in Chile

United States - April 30, 2007 - In March, Icicle Seafoods Inc. made an announcement that shocked some people: It was jumping into the farmed salmon and trout business in Chile.

Economy vs. Ecology in Fish Farms Debate

It's a familiar picture. A juvenile Pink salmon so tiny it fits in the palm of a hand.

Icicle Seafoods to Farm Fish in Chile

In March, Icicle Seafoods Inc. made an announcement that shocked some people: It was jumping into the farmed salmon and trout business in Chile. via Afjournal.yellowbrix.com

Farmed Fish Eating Contaminated Fish Meal

EMAIL ARTICLE Article Posted: 05/10/2007 4:29:31 PM Farmed Fish Eating Contaminated Fish Meal Following is a statement by Andrea Kavanagh, director, Pure Salmon Campaign, on farmed fish eating contaminated fish ...

Statement By Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign, on...

Source: U.S. Newswire Publication date: 2007-05-09 To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Dave Bard for Pure Salmon Campaign, +1-202-486-4426 WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - - Following is a statement by ...

Pet food recall investigation expands to salmon farms

The pet food recall investigation has expanded into another human food source. The Food and Drug Administration says Canadian fish meal makers apparently used some pet food tainted with melamine - an industrial ...

Two Towns, One Choice

For the past eight months, Vancouver journalist Helen Polychronakos has been exploring the world of fish farms and B.C.'s aboriginal communities.

State's fish-farming industry still fledgling

Aquaculture, or fish farming, is still a relatively small industry in Washington when compared to the neighboring industry in British Columbia, even though Washington state plays a leading national role in ...

Fish farming still a small industry here

Aquaculture, or fish farming, in Washington state is still a relatively small industry when compared with the neighboring industry in British Columbia, even though this state plays a leading national role in ...

Committee Recommends...

A B.C. legislature committee says current fish farming practices are simply too risky to continue and innovation is needed to move all fish farms into a new, ocean-based closed-containment method.

Shetland salmon farm wins international business award

Scotland - May 12, 2007 - Hjaltland Seafarms has just won International Business of the Year at the Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2007.

Freedom Food receives European approval for farmed salmon

Scotland - May 23, 2007 - Freedom Food - the RSPCA's farm animal welfare food labelling scheme -has received EN45011 accreditation from UKAS*, the government-appointed United Kingdom Accreditation Service, for the operation of its assurance scheme for farmed atlantic salmon.

Radical new approach urged in salmon farming

A B.C. Legislature committee says current fish farming practices are simply too risky to continue and innovation is needed to move all fish farms into a new, ocean-based, closed-containment method.

Salmon netting secrets unveiled at Christchurch Harbour

AN information board explaining the history of salmon and sea trout netting in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset, has gone on display at Mudeford Quay.

Moratorium expected on north coast fish farming

"This is completely bizarre, from our perspective"

A new moratorium on salmon farming expansion on British Columbia's north coast and the compulsory conversion of existing farms to closed-containment systems are among the recommendations expected this month ... via Vancouver Sun

Research on cod and salmon interaction proves inconclusive

AFTER recent studies, Norwegian scientists still cannot prove a connection between salmon farming in fjords and the changed behaviour of the coastal cod.

Pig with a pedigree

Want to launch a hot new restaurant? Here's a tip: Hang out a shingle in the shape of a pig, wrap every appetizer and entree in bacon, sprinkle the menu with heritage-breed hogspeak like "Red Wattle" and ...

Joy as isles' salmon jobs saved

MORE than 100 jobs have been saved at the salmon processing plant in Stornoway, after salmon farming giant Marine Harvest decided to establish it as part of a free-standing company within its operations.

South Africa: Salmon farm threatens Gansbaai ecosystem

In a twist of fate a new threat to the unique marine ecosystem of Dyer Island and Gansbaai has been approved by Marine and Coastal Management authorities.

Neptune Industries, Inc. Accelerates Development of Its Closed...

Neptune Industries, Inc. announced today that it has accelerated the development and testing of its patent-pending Aqua-Sphere seafood production system at its site in Florida City, Florida.

Opinions Split On Re...

A B.C. legislature committee says massive changes are needed in the way fish farms operate on the British Columbia coast - a report endorsed by environmentalists and some First Nations but condemned by the ...

Committee recommends inventing new technology for closed-containment fish farms

In a political move, the governing B.C. Liberals gave the Opposition NDP the majority on the committee.Fish farms, a growing part of the B.C. economy, have been a divisive issue within the NDP.The salmon ...

North Coast united against fish farms

Canada - May 23, 2007 - Dan Miller's audacious opinion piece on the plight of B.C.'s fish farm industry omits reference to the scientific studies that link salmon farms to sea-lice infestations and a recent Synovate poll that found that 72 per cent of northwest B.C. residents oppose fish farms.

Fish farm in B.C.

British Columbia's salmon farming industry needs profound, fundamental changes that reflect the need to protect native Pacific salmon, says a controversial new report presented to the provincial government on ...

Opinions split on report that recommends radical change to B.C. salmon farming

A B.C. legislature committee says massive changes are needed in the way fish farms operate on the British Columbia coast - a report endorsed by environmentalists and some First Nations but condemned by the ...

BC salmon association develops fish mortality plan

THE British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has announced that, as part of its commitment to environmental sustainability, it is helping develop a comprehensive Waste Tissue/Finfish Mortality Contingency Plan for the industry.

Fish farms pose threat to wildlife

Salmon farmers can't allow their nets to kill large numbers of sea lions and other marine mammals without risking a public backlash that will add to the industry's problems.

Moratorium expected on north coast fish farm expansion

A new moratorium on salmon farming expansion on British Columbia's north coast and the compulsory conversion of existing farms to closed-containment systems are among the recommendations expected this month ...

Salmon company's TV ad ruled fishy

New Zealand - May 1, 2007 - A South Island salmon farm's claim that its fish are raised in a pristine Golden Bay spring is misleading, says the Advertising Standards Authority.

Defamed fish farm awarded $89,000

An international environmental campaigner is being ordered to pay almost $90,000 in damages and court costs after losing a defamation suit for malicious comments about a British Columbia salmon farm.

Fish vegies need more lysine

Norway - May 1, 2007 - Farmed salmon need 30% more lysine than previously thought and salmon which do not get enough lysine have more fat than salmon which receive adequate lysine

Tourism body calls for seasonal fallowing of fish farms

Canada - May 10, 2007 - Fish farms located near the migration routes of wild salmon should be seasonally fallowed, according to the president of the Wilderness Tourism Association of B.C.

Maine fish farmers say salmon are safe

United States - May 12, 2007 - Maine salmon farmers are reassuring customers that their products are safe following reports of contaminated animal feed.

New standards for smolt transport

THE RSPCA has, for the first time, developed detailed welfare standards for smolt transfer.

Multinationals in salmon farm crisis, seminar told

A seminar organised by Ecoceanos on the use of antibiotics in Chilean salmon faming has criticised multinational companies for their lack of corporate social and environmental responsibility, citing massive use of antibiotics and health and safety abuses at work.

Salmon Slander

Creative Salmon is an organic chinook salmon farming corporation headquartered on Vancouver Island.

Cermaq Ignores Shareholder Resolution, Refuses to Clean Up Its Act

Norwegian state opposes an independent review of Cermaq's global salmon farming practices OSLO, Norway, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - - Cermaq's board of directors today announced defeat of the shareholder ...

Shut Your Trap: New Rules for Salmon Farms Elicit Unhappy Response...

Jennifer Jacquet is a Ph.D. student with the Sea Around Us project at the UBC Fisheries Centre.

Salmon farming committee dodged key question

The legislative committee on salmon farming was supposed to set out a direction for the controversial industry.

Groups call for government action on aquaculture committee's key recommendations

The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform today applauded the key recommendations of the Special Legislative Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture and called on the provincial government to act immediately to ...

Shetland salmon farm wins top business award

HJALTLAND Seafarms has just won International Business of the Year at the Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2007.

Closed-containment proposals "completely unrealistic", says association

THE Executive Director of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has described proposals to force salmon farmers on British Columbia's north coast to move to closed-containment systems as "stunning".

Cermaq refuses to clean up its act , says activists

CERMAQ'S board of directors today announced defeat of the shareholder resolution filed by the Pure Salmon Campaign.

Cermaq refuses to clean up its act , activists

Norway - May 23, 2007 - Cermaq's board of directors today announced defeat of the shareholder resolution filed by the Pure Salmon Campaign.

Melamine threat jumps to wild salmon

Canada - May 11, 2007 - A toxic chemical linked to the deaths of countless North American pets did not wind up in a Clayoquot Sound salmon farm's feed, says a company spokesman.

BC salmon farmers concerned over government recommendations

A NEW moratorium on salmon farming expansion on British Columbia’s north coast and the compulsory conversion of existing farms to closed-containment systems are among the recommendations expected this month from a government review of BC’s aquaculture industry, according to salmon farmers.

Salmon report spawns controversy

The debate over the future of British Columbia's controversial salmon farming industry boiled over once again Wednesday, with no apparent resolution in sight.

Norway: Increase in export price of fresh salmon

IN the period April 30 to May 6, the export price of Norwegian fresh salmon came to NOK 27.33 per kilo. This is an increase of 0.04 per cent from the previous seven-day period.

US chefs urge Congress to back wild salmon

CHEFS from across the USA, fishermen, fish-buyers and conservationists will gather tonight with members of Congress to celebrate wild Pacific salmon at a reception in Washington, DC.

Record exports of Norwegian salmon

NORWEGIAN salmon exports have broken all records this year, with export value reaching NOK 4.3 billion in the first quarter.

Highlands & Islands food and drink awards 2007

SCRUMPTIOUS salmon, tasty tablet and delicious drinks are being sought by the Highland & Islands Food and Drink awards, which open for entries today.