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Open-net pen transition plan in British Columbia
/in Blog, Salmon HealthParliamentary Roundtable Report Open-net pen transition plan in British Columbia: initial engagement process Today, Oceans and Fisheries Canada released an interim report on the engagement of British Columbians around open net pen aquaculture. The Pacific Salmon Foundation has played a central role, working with partners, in advancing research related to the impacts of open net pen […]
Key Findings from 5-year Study on Salish Sea Salmon Declines
/in Press(photo credit: Danny Swainson, BC Conservation Foundation. PSF Biologist Collin Middleton inserts a PIT tag into a juvenile Coho at the Nanaimo Hatchery. His work is a continuation of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project’s studies on tracking when and where salmon die and why.) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2021 PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION […]
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Salmon virus originally from the Atlantic, spread to B.C. wild salmon from farms: Study
/in PressSalmon virus originally from the Atlantic, spread to B.C. wild salmon from farms: Study Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon – is continually being transmitted between open-net salmon farms and wild juvenile Chinook salmon in British Columbia waters, according to a new genomics analysis published today […]
PSF Grants $625,000 to 53 Community Salmon Projects
/in PressVolunteers releasing salmon fry into the Seymour watershed. Photo: Seymour Salmonid Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2021 VANCOUVER – The Pacific Salmon Foundation is announcing $625,060 in grants to 53 grassroots salmon conservation projects in 36 communities across British Columbia. The total value of these projects including volunteer time and in-kind donations was leveraged […]
PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Phase Out Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms in the Discovery Islands
/in CareersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2020 PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Phase Out Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms in the Discovery Islands The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) commends Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the seven First Nations in the Discovery Islands for the consultations that led to the decision by DFO Minister Bernadette Jordan to […]
PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Consult with First Nations in the Discovery Islands
/in PressFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2020 PSF Perspective on DFO Decision to Consult with First Nations in the Discovery Islands On September 28, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that it will consult with First Nations in the Discovery Islands to inform whether or not to renew aquaculture licenses set to expire in December. This […]
Voices for Salmon: PSF Scholarship and Bursary Recipients
/in BlogThe Pacific Salmon Foundation supports a variety of scholarships and bursaries to ensure a new generation of stewards will be ready to champion wild salmon and navigate new challenges to their future. This year we are delighted to announce the Dr. Brian Riddell – PSF Fisheries Endowment Fund at Vancouver Island University in honour of our departing […]
Disregard for scientific process does not “Discredit” valid research
/in BlogThe article by Fabian Dawson (SeaWestNews, July 26, 2018) is both ethically wrong and factually incorrect. First off, for anyone to exploit the recent death of a baby Orca is unconscionable. Regrettably there are multiple possible causes for the little one’s death. PSF does not support the speculation of the American press release cited in the […]
Discovery of HSMI on BC Salmon Farm
/in BlogThe Strategic Salmon Health Initiative (SSHI) was initiated by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Genome BC and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to investigate issues related to the survival of juvenile salmon during their ocean migration. The overall goal of SSHI is to discover the microbes present in BC’s Pacific salmon that may reduce the productivity and performance […]
Gift from Tony Allard Supports Salish Sea Marine Survival Project
/in BlogDr. Kristi Miller-Saunders with Fisheries and Oceans Pacific Biological Station is scientific lead for the Strategic Salmon Health Initiative. A partnership between the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Genome BC and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to clarify the role of pathogens in causing infectious salmon disease. $250,000 Contribution by President of Hearthstone Investments supports efforts to restore Coho […]