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ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF COASTAL AQUACULTURE
May 2, 2008
A new GESAMP report analyses assessment and communication of environmental impacts of coastal aquaculture globally. Aquaculture needs to expand to "help bridge the growing gap between what the...
STUDY DETAILS WIDESPREAD FLUCTUATION IN BROUGHTON PINK SALMON POPULATIONS
April 29, 2008
A new study details widespread fluctuations in pink salmon populations in the Broughton for generations. "Broughton Archipelago: A State of Knowledge" written by Dr. Isobel A. Pearsall for the BC...
PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITY URGES BRITISH COLUMBIANS TO EAT SALMON
April 28, 2008
The provincial health authority urges British Columbians to eat salmon –both farmed and wild- as often as possible. Salmon is an excellent protein source which contains high levels of beneficial...
STUDY SHOWS FARMED SALMON IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
April 23, 2008
Farmed Salmon is the best choice for Omega-3 fatty acids according to the Seafood Choices study conducted by the Institute of Medicine. In response to a request from the National Oceanic and...
CREATIVE SALMON BUILDS BRIDGES WITH TRAIL GROUP
April 17, 2008
Oyster Jim Martin will be using eleven galvanized-steel walkways donated by Tofino-based Creative Salmon to build bridges on new sections of the Wild Pacific Trail. Creative Salmon previously...
MARINE HARVEST CANADA UPDATES THE PUBLIC ON ITS SEA LICE MANAGEMENT PLAN
April 4, 2008
One of the BCSFA members, Marine Harvest Canada, BC's largest aquaculture company, is using full page advertisements in the North Island Gazette and the Victoria Times-Colonist to update the public...
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