logo
[Log In]
Find us on
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
Skip Navigation Links
logo 7/2/2024 8:18:45 AM     
Canadian government announces ban on open net fish farming on BC 
By Curtis Blandy CA Source: victoria buzz 6/19/2024
Curtis Blandy
 The Canadian government just announced that open net fish farming on BC’s coast will be officially banned in the coming years.

Open net-pen fish farms facilities consist of a system of large cages or nets in BC’s coastal waters that contain hundreds of thousands of fish being farmed for consumption.
 

On Wednesday, June 19th, Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard made the announcement, stating that this move is being made to aid the wild Pacific salmon population which is currently facing unprecedented threats and to move in a more sustainable direction.

 
Salmon, Atlantic Continue...
News Id SourceStampcountry
1Arkansas angler reels in 127-pound record paddlefish after long fightnewsnationnow2024-06-19US
2Australian brook lamprey aka vegan Dracula fish a surprise discovery in Queensland waterwaysABC Health2024-06-19AU
3More fish were farmed than caught for the first time everqz2024-06-17US
4The Cuban Gar Survived Dinosaurs and 5 Mass Extinctions, but Can It Survive Humans?discover magazine2024-06-20CU
5Fourth Northern Ireland fish kill' reported in weeksbelfastlive2024-06-20IR
6Florida man accused of breaking into ex’s home, flushing fish down toilet after smashing tankyahoo2024-06-21US
7Atlantic Sea Farms reports record breaking kelp harvestthefishsite2024-06-28US
8DFO warns Canadian fishers about participating in French halibut fisheryCBC News2024-06-28CA
9Lake St. Clair rebounds to offer plush fishingCTV Windsor News2024-06-28CA
10Some Lake Superior anglers still mistake coho salmon, steelhead troutechopress2024-06-28US
11Fourth discovery of invasive, snake-like fish found in Missourikmox2024-06-01US
12Man catches massive 95-pound flathead catfish in Oklahoma reservoirnorwichbulletin2024-06-03US
13Indonesian fishers mount a community-led fight against destructive fishingmongabay2024-06-04ID
14Michigan kills 31,000 Atlantic salmon after they catch disease at hatcherywdet2024-06-04US
15Success for Egyptian tilapia welfare projectthefishsite2024-06-27EG
16Dietary immunostimulants shown to manage columnaris in catfishthefishsite2024-06-28US
17Monster 220-pound fish caught in New Yorks Hudson RiverFox News2024-06-27US
18New fish species with human-like teeth named after popular movie villainFox News2024-06-27US
19Zebrafishs bioelectricity secret can help explain human muscle disordersinteresting engineering2024-06-26US
20Meet the Doomsday Fish that Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Sailorsdiscovermagazine2024-06-18US
21How this fish can stay alive in mud for months without watertimesofindia2024-06-10IN
22Anglers target shopping centre fish fattened up on sausage rolls and chipsmsn2024-06-11US
23Salmon experts remain concerned over low snowpack levels, potential impact on fishcastanetkamloops2024-06-12CA
24Scale of fish kill in Co Antrim river shockingirish news2024-06-13IR
25Top-secret US aquatic drone weapon Manta Ray spotted on Google Maps for all to seenypost2024-06-24US
◀ ← ♠ 202 203 204 → ▶ 0 of [205 - pages.]
© MB Co 2017-2022. All rights reserved. Developed by S@Shishkina