Tag: fish farms

Clean water should be top priority

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Jon MacNeill

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”N.B. Election 2020: Questions to ask local candidates” h2_font_container=”font_size:26″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1598468206149{background-color: #dff2fe !important;}”]Will you commit to protecting at least 10 per cent of land and water in New Brunswick by 2020, including increases to buffer zones along our rivers and streams, and protecting drinking water, watersheds and wetlands in our Crown forest? […]

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EcoNews — Protecting wild salmon, a new way to give back, and inspiration for getting to #BetterThanNormal

EcoNews / Jon MacNeill

In this edition of EcoNews, our Fundy Baykeeper joins other leading ENGOs and fisheries associations in N.B. to call for a full Environmental Impact Assessment as a salmon farming company looks to expand its operations in the Bay of Fundy; our Executive Director shares with you her top webinar picks of the first 100+ days

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Fundy Baykeeper, ENGOs and Fishermen Associations call for EIA of proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy

CCNB Blog, Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, has co-signed a letter to New Brunswick’s Minister of Environment and Local Government calling for proposed new salmon aquaculture sites in the Bay of Fundy to undergo a complete Environmental Impact Assessment. Kelly Cove Salmon’s proposal for new open-net pen salmon aquaculture sites in Maces Bay and Beaver Harbour is

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Genetically-modified Atlantic salmon will not save the planet

CCNB Blog, Marine Conservation / Lois Corbett

On April 2, 2019, Catherine McKenna, the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change approved the production of genetically-modified Atlantic salmon by AquaBounty Technologies at Roll Bay in Prince Edward Island. This may represent the first genetically modified animal for human consumption anywhere in the world. The new fish includes genes from Pacific Chinook salmon

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Fundy Baykeeper says N.B. aquaculture industry needs better regulation, robust oversight

CCNB Blog, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation / Jon MacNeill

Our Fundy Baykeeper says the history of illegal activity in New Brunswick’s aquaculture industry should be addressed by improved regulations and robust enforcement oversight as the provincial government considers changes to the Aquaculture Act. Matt Abbott submitted preliminary comments on aquaculture reform on behalf of the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper program to the provincial government

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Environment Canada says it believes “further violations may occur” at Irving pulp mill

CCNB Blog, Feature / Jon MacNeill

Part of Irving Pulp and Paper’s multi-million dollar fine for polluting the St. John River will not go toward a non-profit chaired by Jim Irving, who is also the mill’s co-CEO. Judge David Walker accepted a new plea deal on Monday that will see a portion of the fine — $1.1 million — go to

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EcoAlert Special Edition: N.B. Election 2018

CCNB Blog / Jon MacNeill

The platforms are out. The signs are up. And the TV debates (luv ‘em or hate ‘em) are almost done. And one thing is for certain — our messages have resonated and our collective impact has been felt. Various leaders and party platforms have promised to stop spraying the Crown forest and review the seriously

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Clean water should be top priority

CCNB Blog, Freshwater Protection / Kaleigh Holder and Hannah Moore

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Election 2018: Ask candidates at your door..” h2_font_container=”font_size:30″ h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20Sans%20SC%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” color=”white” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1536860451113{background-color: #abd68d !important;}”]1. If elected, what will you do to ensure the full implementation of the water protection strategy? 2. How does your party plan to develop and implement a new watershed protection act by 2020?[/vc_cta][vc_column_text]Flooding, sewage overflow, blue-green algae and poor

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EcoNews — Herbicide spraying near your favourite NB lake, new forest conservation areas, and a good day for bees and butterflies

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we break down the 2018 herbicide spray map to identify the spraying hotspots near popular New Brunswick lakes this summer; we take a closer look at the provincial government’s announcement about changes to Crown forest management in New Brunswick; we celebrate a proposal to get rid of bee-killing pesticides in

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Statement on Prime Minister Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle

Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

Attention News Editors: Our Executive Director, Lois Corbett, issued the following statement with regards to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle today: “We congratulate the Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (MP — Beauséjour) as he moves from Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs. We applaud and thank

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