First Nations for Finfish Stewardship

🎥 NEW: Watch the full April 29 FNFFS Coalition press conference from Parliament Hill. Coastal Chiefs unveiled a 5-pillar Indigenous-led plan for BC salmon aquaculture — and called on the Carney government to reverse the 2029 net-pen ban. $1.12B sector. 4,000+ jobs. Nation-led future. ▶️ youtu.be/lfjxMhiDx7k?si… #IndigenousLed #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Canada needs policy decisions that are informed, proportionate and evidence‑based. Salmon farming contributes to domestic food production, coastal economies and year‑round supply. It also operates within a regulated framework that should be assessed on facts, not broad claims. Healthy debate is welcome. Mischaracterization is not a substitute for analysis. #Aquaculture #FoodSecurity #OceanEconomy #Seafood #PublicPolicy cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

@wildfirstcanada It's true! We are putting a clear and constructive path forward. See here: x.com/FNFFSBC/status…

There’s a constructive path forward. Protecting wild salmon and strengthening coastal economies can go hand in hand through modern seafood production, food security, and sustainable innovation. Canada has an opportunity to lead the transition.

Salmon farming in rural and remote coastal communities is not an abstract policy debate. It is paycheques, small businesses, and young people deciding whether they can stay in their home communities. Sign the petition and tell Ottawa to protect it. #action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">keepfoodaffordable.ca/#action

Keep Canadian food affordable and responsibly produced. This petition backs science-based seafood policy, supports coastal jobs, and advances Indigenous food sovereignty. Add your name today: #action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">keepfoodaffordable.ca/#action

@ProtectOurShore @UBCIC Perhaps you should spend more time educating yourself about our long-standing, successful stewardship initiatives, rather than dedicating your page to undermining Indigenous self-determination, economic reconciliation, and Canadian sovereignty as a whole. #JustAThought #FNPoli

@ProtectOurShore @UBCIC We understand that you are based in the USA, so you have no personal experience or knowledge of them, but what you are critiquing is a model that already exists and has been implemented by our Nations (successfully, we might add) in other industries such as tourism and forestry.

If tobacco companies proposed a levy on every cigarette sold, used to fund a new science center with a scientific model framed on centuries old superstitions, and then said if not allowed this phantom source of revenue will be killed, what would people say? #bcpoli #ottawa @UBCIC

@wildfirstcanada Advocating for the removal of an industry that represents over 51% of some nations' economies in rural and remote locations is not helping with reconciliation or further building the meaningful relationships we've advanced. Why keep us in poverty? x.com/FNFFSBC/status… #FNFFS

Protecting wild salmon and strengthening food security can go hand in hand. Canada has an opportunity to lead the transition toward modern seafood production systems that support both environmental protection and long-term economic growth.

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Why don't you ever seem interested in also noting that our hereditary chiefs have been trying to preserve and protect the only economic lifeline our communities have? We implore higher environmental standards and monitoring than is even required by federal government. We have demonstrated for decades that farmed and wild salmon can co-exist negative impact. x.com/FNFFSBC/status…

Salmon and First Nations: Hereditary Chief writes to PM Carney on prioritizing native Pacific salmon over nonnative Atlantic salmon net pens and profits made by foreign corporations and their lobbyists. Read: migratorysalmon.ca/2026_05_07_Ope… #salmon #bcpoli #Priorities @cbc @CTV @UBCIC

The predicted extinction of pink salmon from #sealice by #activist scientists started the fabricated #lies about #aquaculture in BC. With pinks invading Norway with 1000x the farms seems like apologies are owed. #shameful people.com/new-research-s…

A routine letter to Ottawa from international salmon-farming groups is being recast as a foreign-influence threat by activists whose fundraising pitch and public support are losing ground. #SalmonFarming #Aquaculture seawestnews.com/activists-turn…

@Tundratide Don't give a crap about the environment and wild salmon you say? Perhaps you might spend another 60 seconds informing yourself on how some of our communities have protected 55% of their territory. Something that could not have been accomplished otherwise. x.com/FNFFSBC/status…

@FNFFSBC This just shows how much the west coast wild salmon ecosystem means to some First Nations. The truth always comes out. They dont give a crap about the environment and the wild salmon that form the foundation of the ecosystem. Its all about a cash grab $$. Absolutely disgusting

"It can't be pipelines and mines and forestry for some First Nations, but not salmon aquaculture for others." — Hasheukumiss, Tyee, Ahousaht First Nation That's not partnership. That's not reconciliation. BC Coastal First Nations to Ottawa: we're asking to stand inside Canada's economic agenda — partner-to-partner. #IndigenousLed #cdnpoli #bcpoli #fnpoli #UNDRIP #DRIPA

@ProtectOurShore @CBC @CTV @UBCIC We are deeply disappointed that @TheTyee did not reach out for a comment... x.com/FNFFSBC/status…

Salmon in BC Canada: The Tyee writes on if preservation of Pacific salmon and habitat restoration is "nation-building" or if foreign lobbying to continue nonnative Atlantic salmon operations will turn the tide. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/0… #salmon #FoerignLobbyists @CBC @CTV @ubcic

Global demand for salmon continues to rise. The U.S. confirms salmon remains a top seafood choice. Europe is looking to grow more of its own fish supply. As Canada reviews the future of salmon farming in BC, the question isn’t whether demand exists. It’s whether Canada wants to help meet it. euractiv.com/news/eu-wants-… #Aquaculture #FoodSecurity #BlueEconomy

@FeetWet_VanIsle @DonDavies @DonDavies x.com/FNFFSBC/status…

Seeing @DonDavies, who has not toured a salmon farm or met with the @FNFFSBC, make grossly inaccurate comments about #salmonfarming, perpetuated by activists, is deeply disappointing from an elected official and indicative of urban MPs ignoring rural communities. Come visit!

"The big difference between us and the wealthy Vancouverites and activists who want to shut this down is that this is our livelihoods."..."Our Nation believes in conservation, and the Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation has already protected 55% of our traditional territories..." - Deputy Councillor, Isaiah Robinson, Kitasoo Xai'Xais Nation, on Parliament Hill last week. ⬇️ #IndigenousLed #FutureFocused #cdnpoli #fnpoli #bcpoli #FoodSecurity

1/5 Yesterday on Parliament Hill, Chiefs from the Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship called on the Carney government to reverse the 2029 net pen ban and brought a Nation-led plan for the future of salmon aquaculture in our territories. 🧵 #cdnpoli #bcpoli #fnpoli

@1Bob_Chamberlin @MarkJCarney We will leave this here - As you know well, Rights & Title isn't a numbers game. Every Nation has the right to choose which path to walk in the pursuit of economic reconciliation. Especially those who have stewarded their waters for generations. #fnpoli x.com/FNFFSBC/status…

First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance carry’s the message of 130 BC #FirstNations to Ottawa & PM @MarkJCarney to impliment 2029 Ban of Open Net Oen #FishFarms #PressConference youtu.be/SW2I81e_6V8?si…