FREDERICTON — Proposed new aquaculture regulations will face scrutiny before a senate committee meeting today after a coalition of fishers, fishing associations, business leaders and scientists have said the changes would harm marine environments and wild fisheries such as salmon and lobster. The Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Fundy Baykeeper, Matt Abbott, will be watching […]
Halifax, NS — Business leaders, commercial and recreational fishing associations, scientists, lawyers and environmentalists are calling on Prime Minister Harper to halt the implementation of the proposed Aquaculture Activities Regulations. The changes will exempt the aquaculture industry from the Fisheries Act provisions that “prohibit the release of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish.” Despite broad-based
Thanks to you, the value New Brunswickers place on our water has skyrocketed to the top of the priority list for our incoming politicians. For maybe the first time in history, water was on the ballot. You did this! You did it through your enthusiasm when talking to friends and neighbours and candidates about the
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New federal government regulation proposes to kill wild fish to protect fish farms This proposed regulation would impact all coastal provinces; Federal regulation of fresh water aquaculture ignored (OTTAWA, ON, Oct 22, 2014) Proposed regulations for the aquaculture industry do not deliver on the responsibilities of Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) to
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For Immediate Release March 19, 2014 Halifax, NS; St Andrews, NB – Communities and conservation organizations are alarmed at the significant public dollars that have been spent on subsidizing poor fish farming practices in Atlantic Canada. In the last two decades, almost $139 million taxpayer dollars have been spent on “compensating” open-net pen fish farms
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There has been a shadow hanging over Canada’s largest salmon farming company since lobsters were found dead near Bay of Fundy salmon farms in 2009. A subsequent investigation by Environment Canada found that these lobsters had been killed by cypermethrin, a pesticide not approved for use on salmon farms in Canada. In November of 2011
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