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In This Issue- Webinar: Briefing and discussion on DFO’s draft Pacific regulations for salmon farming
- Global salmon farming standards have a long way to go on sustainability imperative
- Industry thwarts sea lice and disease audit by refusing to give tissue samples to the BC government
- Recent blog posts
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/ August 18, 2010
Webinar: Briefing and discussion on DFO’s draft Pacific regulations for salmon farming
The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform has analyzed the draft regulations and is preparing a formal comment. Hosts Catherine Stewart and David Lane with lawyer Karen Wristen will walk through the draft, highlighting CAAR’s concerns and recommendations. To be followed by a Q&A and discussion period where we can learn from each other and share insights, analysis and ideas.
When: Thursday, August 19 at 1:00 pm PDT
Who: Living Oceans Society and T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation
To register for this webinar, please reply to and login details will be sent to you.
Global salmon farming standards have a long way to go on sustainability imperative
Global standards intended to measure and identify environmentally and socially responsible salmon farming practices were released in draft on August 3rd for public comment. As a potential vehicle to help push the salmon farming industry towards increasing sustainability, CAAR became involved in the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogues (SAD) in 2004 along with three other ENGOs and five industry groups.
CAAR and all participants put enormous effort into this process, but many of the standards aimed at reducing or eliminating the ecological and social impacts of salmon farming on a global scale are not yet adequately addressed in the draft due to the differing interests of the stakeholders.
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Industry thwarts sea lice and disease audit by refusing to give tissue samples to the BC government
As of April 1, 2010, salmon farms have refused to volunteer or make available tissue samples for government fish health and sea lice monitoring audits, proving the complete failure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands' voluntary compliance strategy.
Not only does this effectively block the government from being able to perform its function as a regulatory body, the provincial government has done nothing to force salmon farmers to comply with the government audit. The BC Salmon Farmers Associations says they are going to provide samples to a third-party auditor, but so far no system has been set up and even if it is, it does not replace the need for government oversight of disease and sea lice on fish farms.
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Recent blog posts
- Draft standards for organic aquaculture contain a lot of bull sediment
- Canadian government invests 1.2 million in aquaculture marketing initiatives rather than sustainable salmon farming technology
- Aquaponics and the future of sustainable cities