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Canada

Report offers insight into B.C. landslide’s effect on salmon run

A new report is providing some early insight on how last month’s landslide into the Chilcotin River affected the run of salmon…

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Tech

Chilcotin landslide presents new barriers for struggling salmon

An expert on British Columbia’s salmon populations says the massive landslide that blocked off part of Canada’s largest sockeye salmon run has created…

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Nova Scotia

DFO seeks feedback on draft of Atlantic salmon strategy

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking feedback on a draft of its national strategy on Atlantic salmon. The goal of the…

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Canada

Research finds log booms harmful to B.C. salmon and fish habitats

Two new studies are highlighting what researchers say is the harmful effect of log booms — floating structures that contain logs before…

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Canada

Court rejects bid to review minister’s order to B.C. salmon farms

The Federal Court has rejected a bid by two First Nations and salmon farm operators to review Ottawa’s decision to…

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Tech

Prehistoric giant ‘sabre-toothed salmon’ renamed after new discovery

The artwork and publicity materials showcasing a giant salmon that lived five million years ago were ready to go to…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. salmon operation in receivership after equipment failure

Sustainable Blue, a land-based salmon farm in Nova Scotia, was placed in receivership Thursday. The court order granting the receivership…

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Canada

Salmon farms impacting wildlife: conservation group report

Conservation group Watershed Watch Salmon Society (WWSS) says a new report, compiling numbers of wildlife — from whales to herring —…

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Nova Scotia

Houston’s opposition to N.S. salmon farm expansion is NIMBYism, says former official

A former Nova Scotia deputy minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture has written an open letter to Premier Tim Houston criticizing…

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Nova Scotia

Seals and porpoises near fish farms aren’t a threat to migrating Atlantic salmon, report says

A study led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada has found seals and porpoises pose little risk to migrating Atlantic salmon in…

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