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Wild Salmon Recovery in BC As the Sockeye and Pink salmon runs near their end with estimates of near 10 million Sockeye and 19 million Pink, eyes now turn to 2026, the dominant run of native Sockeye expected to be in the 10s of millions. #salmon #recovery #priorities @ubcoceans

Salmon priorities: On Canada's West Coast, most citizens prioritize preservation/restoration of native salmon over profits of foreign based corporations growing nonnative Atlantic salmon. seawestnews.com/aquaculture-su… #salmon #priorities @CBC @BBCEarth @UBCoceans @DavidSuzukiFDN @ubcic

Salmon farming of nonnative Atlantic salmon in BC Canada, and use of antibiotics which spread in the marine ecosystem, risks increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and in turn, human health. seachoice.org/aquacultures-r… #salmon #bcpoli @BBCEarth @CBC @CTVNews @UBCIC @UBCoceans

Salmon farming: License pulled. Antibiotic to treat nonnative Atlantic salmon spread over 10km from the point of discharge. "unacceptable risk of residue exposure" abc.net.au/news/2026-03-0… #salmon #PointSource #bcpoli @BBCEarth @UBCoceans @CBCNews @DavidSuzukiFDN @BobBrownFndn

Salmon Priorities in Newfoundland: Agency drops support for a Marine Conservation Area, prioritizing salmon farming industry profits, missing that their damage "spreads far and wide from the sites." cbc.ca/news/canada/ne… #salmon #priorities @cbc @APTNNews @CTVNews @UBCIC

Salmon farming: The best paid lobbyists and PR firms cannot fix a broken model. Why wait for stronger forces to bring an end to open net pen salmon farming? The time for change is now. ilaks.no/vet-ikke-om-op… #salmon #bcpoli @BBCEarth @cbc @UBCoceans @UBCIC @DavidSuzukiFDN

Salmon farming in Nova Scotia: Provincial politicians responsible for regulatory oversight may prioritize industry's interests over those of local "..communities, scientists, and Indigenous nations" ecojustice.ca/news/tribunal-… #salmon #Politics @cbc @BBCEarth @UBCIC @DavidSuzukiFDN

Farmed salmon in BC: Studies find native bacteria T. maritimum kills >35% of nonnative Atlantic salmon. Treated with antibiotic florfenicol. Found 10km from pens, it may be banned in Tasmania. abc.net.au/news/2026-02-2… #salmon #YouAreWhatYouEat #CumulativeImpacts @cbc @BBCEarth

Salmon farming: Waters flow, native wild salmon swim, impacts spread beyond one territory. Antibiotics from farmed salmon operations found in native species >10km away from pens. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/salmon-fa… #salmon #CumulativeImpacts @BBCEarth @BobBrownFndn @DavidSuzukiFDN @cbc

Salmon farming in Tasmania: Skating on thin ice. Calls grow to boycott stores selling nonnative Atlantic farmed salmon from operations seen as threatening native endangered species. seafoodsource.com/news/environme… #salmon #Sustainability @BBCEarth @BobBrownFndn @DavidSuzukiFDN @UBCoceans

Farmed salmon-African nation bans production of fish meal/oil, saying it "..hinders the population’s access to an essential resource for its nourishment." gambiaj.com/guinea-bissau-… #salmon #Sustainability #FoodWeb #bcpoli @APTNNews @CTVNews @BBCEarth @UBCoceans @davidsu

Farmed or native wild salmon: Scotland points to British Columbia, where wild salmon is now prioritized, and after removal, native runs returned at near historic levels-in the millions. heraldscotland.com/opinion/258542… #salmon #bcpoli @CTVNews @Apt news @cbcnews @UBCoceans @DavidSuzukiFDN

Farmed salmon: In BC, nonnative Atlantic salmon lack resistance to native bacteria, in part why "more antibiotics are used in seafood raised by aquaculture than are used in humans or for other farmed animals per kilogram" latimes.com/opinion/story/… #salmon #bcpoli @CTVNews @APTNNews

Salmon farming: Is it sustainable or is marketing, public relations and lobbying creating the appearance it is? A new report presents a different definition of sustainability. aquacultureaccountability.org/myth/ #salmon #bcpoli #waleg @UBCoceans @BBCWorld @CTVNews @CBCNews @APTNNews @UBCIC

Salmon farming industry's flawed logic: "First Nations have the right to decide on aquaculture operations in their territories." Tidal flow carries water far beyond any one territory and wild salmon swim. pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/art… #salmon #bcpoli @CTVNews @APTNNews @guardian @UBCIC

Salmon Farming Politics: After decades and millions spent on political lobbying promoting salmon farming in other countries, Norwegian based corporations complain of others involved in the political process.. intrafish.com/legal/retail-g… #salmon #bcpoli @guardian @patagonia @UBCIC

Salmon farming industry member doubts sea lice data. Further questions arise on the accuracy of industry data, these raised within the industry itself. "...correcting their own homework.. " theferret.scot/salmon-company… #salmon #PublicRelations @UBCoceans @BBCEarth @CTVNews @guardian

Canada's Courts and First Nations seen prioritizing native wild salmon runs in BC over farmed nonnative Atlantic salmon open net pen operations, owned by foreign corporations. ubcic.bc.ca/forms/shares/n… #salmon #prioities @UBCIC @UBCoceans @BBCEarth @guardian @nytimes @UBCIC

Salmon farming and underlying data: Is the underlying data supporting farmed salmon valid? In Scotland, pressure mounts to determine that answer after only summaries are released. fishfarmingexpert.com/information-co… #salmon #SelectiveSampling #organic @UBCoceans @WildFishCons @DavidSuzukiFDN

Salmon farming in BC: Hoping PR/lobbyists and contract biologists would convince the Court to overturn permit cancelations, MOWI 's appeal is denied. Nonnative Atlantic salmon farms must be removed vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/01/29/mow… #salmon #lobbyists @CBCNews @CTVNews @UBCoceans @BBCNews @

Farmed salmon: Is a salmon fed a coloring agent derived from petrochemicals for color "organic"? Not in Canada. Questions on standards used now extends beyond Scotland to Norway. intrafish.com/markets/europe… #salmon #bcpoli @CFSTrueFood @CTVNews @CBCHealth @UBCoceans @UBCIC @bbchealth