Salmon
Category: History
Updated: 2 Nov 2024
The timing of the salmon
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Created bySaarvin Arora
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Start of salmon farmingSalmon aquacultureAquaculture of local fish beginsSockeye salmon became the most soldGood fish or deah dish
A virus called piscine reovirus (PRV) is found in farmed chinook salmon in B.C. The virus may cause a disease that weakens the fish, which is more
dangerous for wild fish because they need to escape predators :(Deadline time
A judge, Justice Cohen, says salmon farms in the Discovery Islands could harm wild salmon by spreading diseases. He gives a deadline of 2020 for the government to prove fish farms are safe or close them.A study finds the first case
of heart and muscle
disease in B.C. fish farms.
This disease may have
been around for years
but was never clearly
identified before.In March, a report says
the government hasn’t
finished important studies
on how fish farming
affects wild fish. In June,
the Premier of B.C. says
fish farms can
only keep operating if they
prove they don’t
harm wild salmon and
work with Indigenous
groups.
In December, some
Indigenous groups, like the
'Namgis First Nation, say
no to fish farms in
their areas. This leads to a
decision to phase
out farms in some regions
over 4-5 years.In February, a judge says
the government should
have been more careful
about testing farmed fish
for a virus (PRV) that could
harm wild salmon.In March, a report says endangered salmon need
maximum protection. In July, a judge says the
government didn’t properly consult Indigenous groups
before making decisions about fish farms.Fish Farm size increase
Fish farming grows four times larger in 20
years. It makes up 20% of Canada’s fish
production and one-third of its value. In 2009,
the Cohen Commission investigates
why sockeye salmon in the Fraser River
have been declining for 18 years. They suggest
stopping fish farming in the Discovery Islands
and changing how the government promotes
and regulates fish farming.The Prime Minister asks the Minister of Fisheries to start phasing out ocean-based fish farms by 2025 and look for more sustainable options, like land-based fish farmingThe fish farms are expected to rise out of the ocean and water; Fish farms to be on land by this timeThe Canadian government’s new 2029 deadline may just be an empty promise, following its earlier, unfulfilled commitment to remove open-net pen salmon farms by 2025.
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