Posted in Conservation News Filed In: Salmon Farming |
Tagged aquaculture, ISA, salmon farming |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 30, 2012
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ordered the remaining salmon at a Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm in Nova Scotia to be destroyed due to an outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA). The government has also announced that it will compensate …
Posted in Conservation News, Watershed Watch in the Media Filed In: Hydropower |
Tagged hydropower, Kokish, river diversion, run-of-river, Watershed Watch |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 27, 2012
The Globe and Mail article Company sought workers before Hydro project’s approval provides details on questioning over the “the process under which the federal government has approved a controversial hydroelectric project on northern Vancouver Island.” “Notice that the Kokish River …
Posted in Conservation News Filed In: Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged conservation, marine mammals, Salish Sea |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 25, 2012
In a six-part series on the State of the Salish Sea, Vancouver Sun reporter Larry Pynn reports on the state of the shared inland waters of Juan de Fuca Strait, BC’s Strait of Georgia, and Washington state’s Puget Sound. Part …
Posted in Conservation News Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity, Salmon Habitat |
Tagged DFO, Fisheries Act, Habitat |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 25, 2012
Following up government’s announcement of upcoming changes to the Fisheries Act, Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield states, “We want to adopt a sensible and practical approach to managing real and significant threats to fisheries and the My entered. Sure have http://www.futurafestival.it/increasing-my-lexapro-dose …
Posted in Science and Research Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged grizzly bears, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, research, salmon |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 17, 2012
A new paper published in PLoS Biology investigates how allowing more salmon to reach the spawning grounds can influence both the ecosystem and fisheries catches. The full paper is available on the PLoS Biology website: Using Grizzly Bears to Assess …