Recent Releases from Adopt-a-Fry Campaign
There is hope for Canada's Wild Salmon - a stunning move by Prime Minister Harper
Published Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:42:46 EST Read More
Media Release There is hope for Canada's Wild Salmon - a stunning move by Prime Minister Harper (Sointula, British Columbia, November 5, 2009) After months of silence from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today a Judicial Inquiry into how DFO is managing the Fraser River sockeye. "Prime Minister Harper's action is a significant step that could ensure wild salmon have a future," says biologist Alexandra Morton, "there is clearly som...... Click here to read this release
Salmon Fish Farm Case - BC Supreme Court decision on Alexandra Morton et al vs AG British Columbia and Marine Harvest Canada
Published Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:48:13 EST Read More
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One for the wild salmon - BC Supreme Court delivers ruling in fish farming case
Published Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:27:07 EST Read More
Media Release Attn: Wildlife/Environment/Legal/Political/News Reporters and Editors ONE FOR THE WILD SALMON! Vancouver, B.C., February 9, 2009 - Today BC Supreme Court ruled that the BC government does not have the right to regulate salmon farms - the BC regulation of fish farms has become unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. The fish inside the farm are now considered a fishery, not agriculture and thus the federal government has exclusive right to regulation. The court...... Click here to read this release
Group challenges BC Government's right to regulate fish farms
Published Tue, 6 May 2008 14:16:51 EST Read More
Noted salmon scientist, tourism operators and commercial fishers file Constitutional challenge in effort to save BC wild salmon fishery Group challenges BC Government's right to regulate fish farms (May 6, 2008, Vancouver, BC) Biologist Alexandra Morton, the Area E Gill-netters Association, the Vessels Owners Association and the Wilderness Tourism Association have filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional right of the BC Government to regu...... Click here to read this release
Broughton Archipelago businesses meet Provincial Minister in Victoria to demand assistance for sea lice problem
Published Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:54:04 EST Read More
Media Release – For Immediate Release Broughton Archipelago businesses meet Provincial Minister in Victoria to demand assistance for sea lice problem Community demands action to protect at-risk runs of young salmon from sea lice at open net-cage farms Port McNeill, BC, February 20, 2008 – A delegation of North Island businesses, residents and First Nations representatives met with the BC Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Pat Bell today in Victoria. They delivered a s...... Click here to read this release