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Baykeeper win reflects strong tradition of environmental action in our Bay of Fundy

CCNB Blog, Feature, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation / Jon MacNeill

Our Fundy Baykeeper has been awarded the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s highest honour for outstanding contributions to the conservation of Atlantic Canada’s most iconic fish. The T.B. ‘Happy’ Fraser Award has been given since 1975 to an individual or organization that displays a long-term commitment to wild Atlantic salmon conservation on a regional or national level. […]

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EcoNews — A top honour for the Fundy Baykeeper

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we invite you to join us in congratulating our Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, who last night was awarded the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s top honour. We also have the latest news on Parlee Beach pollution, our first take on a ground-breaking report on the future of our national energy regulator, a

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Fundy Baykeeper receives Atlantic Salmon Federation’s top honour

CCNB Blog, Fundy Baykeeper, Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

ASF selects Matt Abbott, Fundy Baykeeper, as T.B. ‘Happy’ Fraser recipient ST. ANDREWS – The Fundy Baykeeper, a program of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, has been selected to receive the T.B. ‘Happy’ Fraser award by the Atlantic Salmon Federation. Program leader Matt Abbott will accept the award tonight during an ASF gala dinner at

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Conservation Council applauds Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans report on Fisheries Act

Marine Conservation, Media Releases / Jon MacNeill

FREDERICTON –The Conservation Council, in collaboration with Canadian environmental organizations, wrote to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on March 7, 2017, thanking the entire membership of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for their report presented to the House of Commons on February 24, 2017, on

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EcoNews: Involving all NBers in growing the green economy

CCNB Blog, EcoNews / Tracy Glynn

This update lets you know about a forthcoming avenue for all New Brunswickers to engage in the plan to address climate change and grow our low-carbon economy, an upcoming event to get out on the beautiful Hampton Marshes in May, a petition related to controversial aquaculture practices, and more. Engaging all NBers on climate change

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CCNB signs onto letter calling for repeal of former government’s changes to Fisheries Act

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The Conservation Council and our Fundy Baykeeper worked for months with a coalition of respected scientists and environmental lawyers to address changes made to the Fisheries Act by the former federal government. On Thursday, March 24 we supported the launch of the West Coast Environmental Law and Nothern Confluence’s #Act4Fish campaign. It involved a briefing

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New Report For Market Recommendations Ranks Atlantic Canadian Farmed Salmon As “Avoid”

Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Chemical Use, Escapes, and Disease Continue to Pose a Threat to the Marine Environment and Endangered Wild Salmon Populations, According to New Seafood Watch Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 2, 2016 Halifax (NS), St. Andrews (NB) and Vancouver (BC) — Open net-pen Atlantic salmon remains on the “Avoid” list after a new assessment outlines the

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Fish Farm Biosecurity Inadequate to Protect Wild Salmon

Feature, Media Releases / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is bringing attention to a study published last week in the Virology Journal that reported on the presence of a European strain of an Atlantic salmon virus — infectious salmon anemia (ISAv) — in British Columbia wild Pacific salmon. Inka Milewski, science advisor for the Conservation Council, said the study dispels

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Results from Candidate Questionnaire on Climate, Energy & the Environment

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

On Wednesday, Sept. 23 the Conservation Council submitted a questionnaire to all candidates in each of New Brunswick’s 10 federal ridings. The questionnaire asked candidates to state their position on a range of environmental, health, climate and energy issues. The results from participants are below. Candidates from all parties were given the same time to complete

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A step toward sustainable aquaculture in the Maritimes

CCNB Blog / Conservation Council of New Brunswick

The staff at Conserver House and our Fundy Baykeeper are applauding the efforts and persistence of a Nova Scotia company for successfully raising Atlantic salmon in a fish farm on dry land. Sustainable Blue, based in Centre Burlington, N.S., has been developing a land-based closed containment system for the past eight years. Last week the company sent its first shipment

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