VANCOUVER — British Columbia's 'Namgis and Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nations accuse Canada's fisheries department of being 'beholden' to the salmon farming industry, as they gear up for yet another showdown in court with the federal government.
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's 'Namgis and Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nations accuse Canada's fisheries department of being"beholden" to the salmon farming industry, as they gear up for yet another showdown in court with the federal government.
Those opposed to the salmon farms, including environmentalists and several First Nations, say the open net-pen farms transfer disease to wild salmon as they migrate past. "Our responsibility as chiefs is the protection of wild salmon and we've known for a long time now that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' mandate is not to protect wild salmon. It is there to make sure that the industry can do what they want."
It says the minister is mandated to protect and conserve fish, but the fisheries department has allegedly ignored that mandate since it began regulating aquaculture, and the department's"history of mismanagement, regulatory capture, and bias is notorious." The Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nation's application says the federal government made the decision to licence the fish farms without proper consultation, despite"the increased threat to already declining migrating wild salmon posed by the ongoing operation of the fish farms."
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rightsVANCOUVER — British Columbia's 'Namgis and Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nations accuse Canada's fisheries department of being 'beholden' to the salmon...
Read more »
B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rightsVANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are taking the federal government and fish farm companies to court trying to overturn a decision that allows the farms to continue to operate off B.C.'s coast for another five years.
Read more »
B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rightsVANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are taking the federal government and fish farm companies to court trying to overturn a decision that allows the farms to continue to operate off B.C.'s coast for another five years.
Read more »
B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rightsVANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are taking the federal government and fish farm companies to court trying to overturn a decision that allows the farms to continue to operate off B.C.'s coast for another five years.
Read more »
B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rightsVANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are taking the federal government and fish farm companies to court trying to overturn a decision that allows the farms to continue to operate off B.C.'s coast for another five years.
Read more »
Vancouver’s Gastown re-opens with no cars, enhanced First Nations touchPart of Water Street to be pedestrian only and host expanded patios and live events
Read more »