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Open-pen salmon farming to continue in N.B., despite closure on West Coast

July 1, 2024; Sam Farley for CBC Bews

Push to shut down N.S. open-pen fish farming continues

June 28, 2024; Paul Palmeter for CBC News

Canada to ban open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia

June 19, 2024; Campbell MacDiarmid for The Guardian

Nova Scotians respond to Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association rebuke of Risley's comments

May 22, 2021; Stewart Lamont, Ron Neufeld & Ray Rogers in the Chronicle Herald.

Seafood billionaire John Risley calls for the open net-pen industry to clean up it's act

May 11, 2021; Barb Dean-Simmons for the Chronicle Herald.

Sea lice are decimating Atlantic salmon, and climate change is making the situation worse

May 1, 2021; Joan Baxter for the Halifax Examiner.

Fight brewing in Nova Scotia over Cooke’s expansion plans

April 12, 2021; Cliff White for IntraFish.

‘They were not there’: First Nations feel betrayed after fish farm court decision

April 9, 2021; Rochelle Baker for the National Observer.

Cooke Aquaculture has been accused of operating five fish farms outside the boundaries of approved leases

January 19, 2021; Paul Withers for CBC News.

Nova Scotia’s Healthy Bays Network stands with Ecojustice in the call for finfish aquaculture enforcement

January 14, 2021; in the The Nova Scotia Advocate.

Letter calls on two N.S. Liberal cabinet ministers to enforce salmon farm leases

January 13, 2021; Francis Campbell for The Chronicle Herald.

Federal fisheries minister announces phaseout of Discovery Islands fish farms

December 17, 2020; Rochelle Baker in The National Observer.

A minister’s decision: Is this the end of wild salmon?

December 11, 2020; Alexandra Morton in iPolitics.

Aquaculture — a tale of two regions

December 10, 2020; Leo White in The Telegram.

Aquaculture opponent says N.S. disregarding freedom-of-information rules

December 2, 2020; Michael Gorman for CBC News.

Murky waters: A history of toxic chemicals in the fish-farming industry

November 29, 2020; Gwen Curry for The Times Colonist.

After lengthy wait, Nova Scotia panel to look at proposed aquaculture projects

October 14, 2020; Preston Mulligan for CBC News.

Omitted submissions in decision documents on South Shore aquaculture renewals displeases groups, citizens

July 22, 2020; Tina Comeau in The Chronicle Herald.

New network to battle o pen net-pen fish farms

June 23, 2020; Richard Bell in The Eastern Shore Cooperator.