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CAAR applauds Strathcona Regional District’s denial of zoning for Grieg Seafood Gunner Point open net-cage salmon farm
March 23, 2010

Member groups of the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) are pleased that the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) has denied zoning to Grieg Seafood for a massive new open net-cage salmon farm at Gunner Point in the northern Georgia Strait area.

Conservation groups to seafood buyers: Canadian net-pen farmed salmon is unsustainable
March 14, 2010

In Canada, net-pen salmon farming has become synonymous with sea lice infestations that can kill vulnerable wild salmon and the degradation of coastal ecosystems. These destructive impacts are reported on a regular basis in the media and scientific journals continue to publish new research on the issue. Canadian net-pen farmed salmon is not compatible with consumer interest in environmentally responsible products and the increasing demand for sustainable seafood.

Vancouver Olympics celebrate the image of BC wild salmon, ignore their plight in reality
February 18, 2010
Wild salmon swam spectacularly across the stadium floor in a virtual ocean during the Olympic opening ceremony. And while a narrator spoke of their cultural and ecological importance to 'super, natural' British Columbia – Olympic organizers’ appreciation for wild salmon stopped there, as mere entertainment, and does not extend into the real world where wild salmon are in crisis.