It’s time to put #WildFirst & take the steps that will protect wild Pacific salmon forever.
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Wild salmon are a cornerstone of British Columbia's ecosystems, Indigenous cultures, food systems, and economy. Protecting wild salmon matters for communities across B.C., and Canada.
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Jun 14
Open net pen fish farms are located in the middle of wild salmon migration routes and rearing grounds. The high density of foreign fish packed into a farm pen acts as a bio-amplifier, increasing contagious pathogens in the water.
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Jun 13
The science is clear: open net pen fish farms put wild Pacific salmon at risk.
Explore peer-reviewed research on the parasites, pathogens and pollutants released from open-net pen salmon farms into BC waters — and their impact on wild Pacific salmon: brnw.ch/21x3jZU
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Jun 12
By partnering with First Nations and investing in modern, land-based aquaculture and other sustainable industries, Canada will build long-term economic opportunity, strengthen food security, and attract international investment to its coastal regions.
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Jun 12
First Nations are putting a clear and constructive path forward for land-based closed containment systems.
Canada can transition toward a future that protects wild salmon, strengthens coastal communities, creates jobs, supports food security, and encourages innovation in seafood production.
The opportunity is not just environmental. It's economic, too.
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Jun 11
The federal government announced that open net pen salmon farming would be banned as of June 30, 2029.
Together, we can put wild first, and build a future based on clean, sustainable BC jobs. Pledge your support: wildfirst.ca/pledge-form/
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Jun 11
Complete the Salmon Aquaculture Transition Plan and keep the commitment to remove open-net salmon farms from BC waters by 2029. Protecting wild salmon and building a stronger economy are not competing goals
#WildFirst #ProtectWildSalmon #BCPoli #FoodSecurity
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Jun 10
Open net pen fish farms release deadly parasites, pathogens and pollutants into BC coastal waters.
By transitioning to land based closed containment farms, BC will be able to protect wild Pacific salmon and future proof the aquaculture industry for generations to come.
Find out more: wildfirst.ca/issue/
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Jun 9
Watershed Watch says this year's fisheries forecasts warn that wild salmon abundance may be low overall. Climate instability, warming waters, and increasing uncertainty are making salmon returns harder to predict and manage.
The impacts of open net pen fish farms place further pressure on these already vulnerable populations.
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Jun 9
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Wild salmon are at the heart of British Columbia's ecosystems, cultures, and coastal communities.
Respect for wild salmon means clarity and commitment to the transition to land-based aquaculture. It means following through to safeguard their future.
Canada has an opportunity to protect wild salmon while creating a stronger, more sustainable future for generations to come.
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Jun 8
A feature in The Times looks at the rise of land-based salmon farming in Iceland, Scotland, and beyond.
The goal: reduce escapes, collect waste, manage disease, and produce salmon in controlled environments separated from wild ecosystems.
Read more: wildfirst.ca/is-this-the-fut…
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Jun 6
A global coalition of salmon conservation groups is calling for greater urgency in restoring salmon rivers.
Their message: wild salmon need healthy rivers now.
The removal of open net pen fish farms is a step forward for our rivers, and our salmon.
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Jun 5
Protecting wild salmon to strengthen Canada's food security | Wild First youtube.com/shorts/HK3QExr_N… via @YouTube
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Wild First retweeted
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#WILDSALMON
WILD SALMON
WILD SALMON
NEED PROTECTION FROM
FISH FARMS
Email Minister @JoyceMurray
min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Let the Minister know you support the Gov commitment to transition fish farms from BC Waters
Please watch this video
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Jun 5
Wild salmon conservation organizations gathered in Ottawa to call on the federal government to complete the Salmon Aquaculture Transition Plan and keep its commitment to transition open-net salmon farms by 2029.
Watch: cpac.ca/headline-politics/ep…
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Jun 4
A new study found juvenile Fraser River Chinook salmon are being exposed to hundreds of contaminants in the Lower Fraser estuary, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals.
Protecting wild salmon from further contamination from open-net pens can't wait.
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Jun 2
Across BC, First Nations are leading salmon conservation through habitat restoration, monitoring, and stewardship.
Protecting wild salmon means supporting Indigenous-led recovery and the ecosystems salmon depend on.
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Jun 1
APTN reports that First Nations-led salmon conservation efforts are growing in BC — but leaders say sustainable, long-term funding is needed to protect Pacific salmon.
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May 31
A new protected marine area is being established on BC’s central coast through a partnership between six First Nations and federal/provincial governments.
Protecting wild salmon means protecting the future of coastal ecosystems and communities.
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May 30
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Pacific Salmon Allocation Policy review states that conservation and sustainable management will remain the highest priority, followed by First Nations right-based fisheries.
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