by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, Indigenous Solidarity
The Liberal Party’s campaign platform said a re-elected Trudeau government “will work with the province to develop a responsible plan to transition from open net pen salmon farming in coastal waters to closed containment systems by 2025.” But when Prime Minister...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Defend Wild Salmon, FOCS in the Media, General News
At just 1% of their historic abundance, wild salmon are in a state of emergency in Clayoquot Sound. Local salmon stocks have drastically declined in recent years. Watersheds that once supported returns of over 40,000 salmon annually have decreased to roughly 2,000...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 17, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Campaigns, Clayoquot Mining Ban, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News, Newsletter
The summer 2020 edition of our twice-yearly newsletter is out, with articles including: #INDIGENOUSLIVESMATTER: Anti-Racism Movement Confronts Generations of Colonial Violence B.C. Fails Test of Indigenous Rights Law: Pipelines Pitted Against Indigenous Title...
by German Ocampo | Nov 18, 2019 | Defend Wild Salmon
Canada’s federal election of 2019 marked a turn in the tide for protecting wild salmon. The Liberals, NDP, and Greens, all pledged to transition open net salmon farms on the B.C. coast to closed containment systems. Collectively these political parties can hold the...
by dewolfe001 | Sep 15, 2019 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
At the northern end of Clayoquot Sound, the big rain events this past winter devastated the territory of Hesquiaht First Nations. The rain events hit Hesquiaht territory hard due to the history of industrial logging in Clayoquot Sound. Since the 1950’s Hesquiaht...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 19, 2019 | Defend Wild Salmon, General News
For another year out-migrating wild juvenile salmon in Clayoquot Sound have been put at risk by sea lice infestations. Juvenile salmon in Clayoquot Sound migrate from their natal streams beginning in the early spring. In May at our continual juvenile salmon monitoring...
