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Sea Lice and Disease Records Now Public
The public will finally get to see to the scale of sea lice and disease infestation on BC fish farms thanks to a successful six-year Freedom of Information battle led by T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation with the help of Ecojustice lawyers. In a March 1 Order, BC’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Commissioner decided the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands could no longer conceal records of sea lice infestations, based on information gathered during visits to salmon farms.
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Integrated Marine Planning and Fisheries
In early October fishermen toured four coastal communities, Prince Rupert, Skidigate Campbell River and Steveston, to talk about fishing and marine planning.
Three fishermen gave presentations highlighting their own experiences in marine planning processes: Kevin Squires, Eugene O'Leary, and Dan Edwards.
The message was very clear: fishermen need to get involved in marine planning to ensure viable sustainable fisheries remain on this coast.
For more information or to get involved:
- Take our survey
- See our PNCIMA backgrounder
- Go to http://www.pncima.org/
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Emergency closure of five open-net salmon farms required to protect migrating salmon
June 16, 2009 - Five open net-cage salmon farms must be permanently removed from a wild salmon migration route in the northern Georgia Strait in order to protect thousands of juvenile salmon from sea lice, says the T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation and the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform.
For details:
http://www.farmedanddangerous.org
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Commercial Green Boating Guide
Our Commercial Green Boating Guide, covering best practices for commercial mariners, is now available in three versions: National French, National English and Pacific.
CE GUIDE EN FRANÇAIS (7MB, PDF)
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DFO Co-hosts First Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area Forum
March 2009, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Coastal First Nations cohost the PNCIMA(pronounced pin-SEE-ma) forum. The planning area stretches from Stewart in the north, west to the edge of the continental shelf, south to Brooks peninsula on outside of Vancouver Island, and on the inside, to Quadra Island. This planning area is huge and critical to fisheries in BC. Fishermen are urged to get involved!
For more information or to get involved see:
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CRD Candidates show Overwelming Support for Treatment
Nov 11, 2008, Capital Regional District (CRD) municipal candidates surveyed over the last week show overwelming support for timely sewage treatment using resource recovery technologies. The election will be held Nov 15th. Details of the survey can be found at the Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA) website.
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May 21, 2008, The Province finally releases the integrated resource management study that examines approaches for local governments to integrate solid and liquid waste to create energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve water, and recover nutrients.
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March 27, 2008, BC Minister of Agriculture & Lands Pat Bell announced that there would be no fish farms allowed on the North Coast (north of the existing Kitisoo farms). See campaign updates for more info.
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TBSEF joins the fight for a Pesticide-Free CRD. For information on Victoria's progress towards a pesticide free community visit the PFCRD website.
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Calling from the Coast
Filmmaker Twyla Roscovich documents research by Alex Morton on impacts from sea lice from salmon farms on juvenile wild salmon.
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Stephen Salter discusses recovering energy and resources from our communities' liquid and solid waste streams. To view Download video and Google video player.
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Victoria Sewage Alliance
For information on Victoria's progress towards sewage treatment and why treatment is needed visit the VSA website.
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An investigation of Salmon-habitat destruction in British Columbia by the David Suzuki Foundation found that little or no action was taken by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on cases reported to them, in part because of staff shortages and budget and time constraints, and in part because of policies that appear to restrict DFO staff.