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[chris gadsden]

http://www.youtube.com/user/ANewsVanIsland#p/u/0/RpsCMg4P9y8

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http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Rules+keep+fish+findings+under+wraps/4731508/story.html

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http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=47a3f4e0-3ed4-4df4-9cd8-5f058104697d

[chris gadsden]

"B.C. biologist Morton may soon give up her campaign" (Nanaimo Daily News, 6th May):

http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=47a3f4e0-3ed4-4df4-9cd8-5f058104697d

 

"Not so public public inquiry" (The Courier-Islander, 6th May): http://www2.canada.com/courierislander/news/opinion/story.html?id=ffd0aa09-d018-4414-94f2-a196906f463f

 

"Salmon disease information kept under wraps" (The Courier-Islander, 6th May): http://www2.canada.com/courierislander/news/story.html?id=bcea1bc9-6d73-497d-9e9b-25ae78b60fce

 

"No data means no answers, sockeye inquiry told" (The Globe & Mail): http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/no-data-means-no-answers-sockeye-inquiry-told/article2011963/

 

"Poor return on investment" (Comox Valley Echo, 6th May): http://www2.canada.com/comoxvalleyecho/news/opinions/story.html?id=c4b18d2c-daaa-4fd0-a4c1-2d967c4c0257

 

"Norway feels sting of China's Nobel anger" (Associated Press, 6th May): http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/05/06/general-industrials-eu-norway-china-nobel-backlash_8453124.html

 

"Morton highlights challenges, alternatives for salmon aquaculture" (The Westerly, 5th May): http://www.canada.com/Morton+highlights+challenges+alternatives+salmon+aquaculture/4733825/story.html

 

"Salmon farmers take issue with the letter" (North Island Gazette, 5th May): http://www.farmfreshsalmon.org/salmon-farmers-take-issue-letter

 

"Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Leaders Question Reasoning Behind the Development of an Aquaculture Farm in St. Mary’s Bay" (Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs, 29th April):  www.mikmaqrights.com

[chris gadsden]

Norwegian horrors.

http://vimeo.com/10542920

[chris gadsden]

Please find enclosed a press update including:

 

"Closed containment: Neither viable nor 'green'" (The Telegraph Journal, 26th May): http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/opinion/

 

"ORGANIC Aquaculture: 2nd public comment period ends May 31st for Canada's proposed draft standards" (Seafood Intelligence, 26th May): www.seafoodintelligence.com

 

"CAAR Say No To Net-Cage Salmon Farm" (The Fish Site, 26th May): http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/14897/carr-say-no-to-netcage-salmon-farm

 

"Environmental group opposing new BC fish farm" (Fish Farming Xpert, 26th May): http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=91636

 

"FDA petitioned to complete environmental impact review for AquaBounty salmon" (Fish News EU, 26th May): http://www.fishnewseu.com/latest-news/world/5860-fda-petitioned-to-complete-environmental-impact-review-for-aquabounty-salmon.html

 

"Hatcheries vs fish farms" (Sooke News Mirror, 25th May): http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/sookenewsmirror/opinion/122517028.html

 

"Fish often mislabeled as wild salmon or red snapper, report alleges" (LA Times, 25th May): http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/05/seafood-fraud.html 

 

"New Canadian Fisheries Minister" (Fish Farming Xpert, 25th May): http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=91622

 

"Proposed new fish farm site said Christy Clark's first test" (The Courier-Islander, 25th May): http://www.canada.com/Proposed+fish+farm+site+said+Christy+Clark+first+test/4834735/story.html

 

"A Biotech Fish Story" (Corporate Counsel, 25th May): http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202495028661&A_Biotech_Fish_Story 

 

"California Must Label Genetically Engineered Fish" (Huffington Post, 24th May): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jean-halloran/california-must-label-gen_b_866284.html

 

"Fish farming takes a strong stomach" (Pacific Fishing, 24th May):

 

"Feces in imported food from less developed countries a rising concern: scientists" (Vancouver Sun, 23rd May): http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Feces+imported+food+from+less+developed+countries+rising+concern+scientists/4827169/story.html

 

"Aquacultured Pt. 2 - Fishers and aquaculturalists get to the bottom of pesticide concerns" (The Independent, 9th May): http://theindependent.ca/2011/05/09/aquacultured-pt-2/

[chris gadsden]

Please find enclosed a press update including:

 

""Organic" Farmed Salmon Must Meet Organic Standards" (Change, 27th May): http://www.change.org/petitions/organic-farmed-salmon-must-meet-organic-standards?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=own_wall

 

"CLOSED-CONTAINED: AgriMarine increases salmon production in China; Assembly cost halved" (Seafood Intelligence, 27th May): www.seafoodintelligence.com

 

"Dam releases are killing hundreds of thousands of fish, farmers say - Fish farmers say nitrogen gas generated by the Grand Coulee Dam’s increased water flow is killing their crop downstream" (CNN, 27th May): http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/27/dam-releases-are-killing-hundreds-of-thousands-of-fish-farmers-say/

 

"Video: Mainstream Plans New Farm Amidst Tanking Clayoquot Wild Salmon" (The Common Sense Canadian, 26th May): http://thecanadian.org/k2/item/782-mainstream-plans-new-farm-amidst-tanking-clayoquot-wild-salmon-damien-gillis

 

"Donnelly confident fish farm bill will succeed" (New Westminster News Leader, 26th May): http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/newwestminsternewsleader/news/122666169.html 

 

"New Clayoquot fish farm proposal prompts call for moratorium on net-cage tenures" (The Westerly News, 26th May): http://www2.canada.com/westerly/story.html?id=906c1095-7aef-44c4-b36f-28090adeb88d

 

"Will genetically modified salmon be labelled?" (High Country News, 26th May):  http://www.hcn.org/hcn/blogs/goat/will-genetically-modified-salmon-get-a-label

 

"Tests Reveal Mislabeling of Fish/Some Foul Play at Fish Market" (New York Times, 26th May): http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/science/earth/27fish.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimesscience&seid=auto

 

"Groups Demand Feds Complete Environmental Study of Genetically Engineered Salmon" (Eat Drink Better, 26th May): http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2011/05/26/groups-demand-feds-complete-environmental-study-of-genetically-engineered-salmon/

 

"Disease + Parasiticides + Habitat Destruction = Organic?" (Farmed & Dangerous, 24th May): http://blog.farmedanddangerous.org/2011/05/disease-parasiticides-habitat-destruction-organic/

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Online petition launched against WWF collusion with salmon farm polluters" (Fly Fishing & Fly Tying, 10th June): http://www.flyfishing-and-flytying.co.uk/news/view/online_petition_launched_against_wwf_collusion_with_salmon_farm_polluters/

 

"Nova Scotia environmentalists upset by government approval of aquaculture site" (The Canadian Press, 10th June): http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5isP-AAUDPL2cjQhy1lt3yma-9oHA?docId=7111389

 

"Controversial aquaculture sites OK’d: Plan that includes 2 farms near Digby may create 400 jobs" (The Chronicle Herald, 10th June): http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1247856.html

 

"Stop the Certification of Farmed Salmon as "Sustainable" and "Responsible"" (Change, 10th June): http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-certification-of-farmed-salmon-as-sustainable-and-responsible

"Nova Scotia controversially approves plans for two salmon farms " (FIS, 10th June): http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=43501&ndb=1&df=0

"Over 4.3 million salmon confirmed dead" (Fisheries Information Service, 10th June): http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=43483&ndb=1&df=0

 

"Chemicals used in salmon farming" (Farmed & Dangerous, 9th June): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp-536AbJw8

 

"Fish farm approved" (CBC, 9th June): http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/2011/06/fish-farms-approved.html

 

"Nova Scotia Aquaculture Minister misstates facts on CBC Radio??" (Responsible Aquaculture, 9th June): http://responsibleaquaculture.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/nova-scotia-aquaculture-minister-misstates-facts-on-cbc-radio/

 

"Peer review clarified" (The Westerly, 9th June): http://www2.canada.com/westerly/news/upfront/story.html?id=3b1d3104-dd5f-4d1d-8479-2d019c25bdfe

 

"Why your fish is foreign" (Time, 9th June): http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/06/09/why-your-fish-is-foreign/

 

"NOAA Debuts Nation's First Safe, Sustainable Aquaculture Policy: Can we really regulate the seafood industry when much of our consumption is imported?" (Planet Green, 9th June): http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/noaa-debuts-nations-first-safe-sustainable-aquaculture-policy.html

 

"New federal aquaculture policy paves way for Gulf of Mexico fish farms" (Times Picayune, 9th June): http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/new_federal_aquaculture_policy.html

 

"Wild Salmon Narrows Campaign: Your Input Needed ~ Twice!" (Farmed & Dangerous, 9th June): http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/make-a-difference/wild-salmon-narrows-spring-cleaning-crew/

 

"Plover Point Q&A" (Mainstream Canada, 8th June): http://www.mainstreamcanada.com/plover-point-qa

 

"Eco-Washing McFarmed Fish: McDonald's Sells MSC-Certified Fish - Farmed Salmon Next?" (Pacific Free Press, 8th June): http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1-/8922-eco-washing-mcfarmed-fish.html

 

"Paje orders filing of raps vs illegal fish pen operators" (Philippine Daily Inquirier, 8th June): http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/13326/paje-orders-filing-of-raps-vs-illegal-fish-pen-operators

 

"New fish farm proposed for Clayoquot Sound—you can help stop it: The deadline for comments is June 18, 2011" (Friends of Clayoquot Sound, June): http://www.focs.ca/fishfarming/cermaq.asp

 

"Mi’kmaq Chiefs oppose St. Mary’s Bay salmon farm application" (Atlantic Salmon Federation, 6th June): http://www.asf.ca/news.php?id=685

 

 

Note two public consultations with deadlines coming up soon:

 

The second and FINAL Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue (SAD) standards are now open for public comment – deadline is 14th June:

http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/markets-certifications/certifications-eco-claims/salmon-aquaculture-dialogue/

 

Mainstream Canada has applied for a new crown land tenure for a proposed net-cage salmon farm at Plover Point in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – deadline for public comment is 18th June (extended from 28th May): http://www.georgiastrait.org/?q=node%2F815

 

Come to the public meetings in Tofino (14th June) and Port Alberni (16th June) and ask Mainstream why they need another salmon farm in Clayoquot Sound.

 

 

Sign the petition: "Stop the Certification of Farmed Salmon as "Sustainable" and "Responsible"": http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-certification-of-farmed-salmon-as-sustainable-and-responsible

 

Sign onto the letter to WWF: "Salmon Farming: No Right Way to Do the Wrong Thing" via: http://www.superheroes4salmon.org/blog/stop-certification-farmed-salmon-sustainable-and-responsible

 

 

Best fishes,

 

Don

[Dave]

Thanks for these links Chris, apparently supplied by Don.  Just wondering, who's Don?  He obviously has the autonomy to pick his headline material so what is his connection to his views on aquaculture?

[chris gadsden]

Thanks for these links Chris, apparently supplied by Don.  Just wondering, who's Don?  He obviously has the autonomy to pick his headline material so what is his connection to his views on aquaculture?

http://www.harbourpublishing.com/author/DonStaniford

[Dave]

Thanks Chris, guess I expected that.  See you Saturday at Cultus.

[chris gadsden]

More reading for you Dave.

ase find enclosed a press update including:

 

"Cermaq’s Crime Scene in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve" (Superheroes 4 Salmon, 13th June): http://www.superheroes4salmon.org/blog/cermaq%E2%80%99s-crime-scene-clayoquot-sound-unesco-biosphere-reserve

 

"ONLINE PETITION launched against WWF’s “collusion” with salmon farmers; ASC certification & label" (Seafood Intelligence, 13th June): www.seafoodintelligence.com

 

"Upset Over Approval Of Aquaculture Sites" (The Fish Site, 13th June): http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/14990/upset-over-approval-of-aquaculture-sites

"Opponents fight fish farm approval: N.S. ruling on Digby County facilities ‘shocked’ residents, citizens group says" (Chronicle Herald, 12th June): http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1248105.html

 

"Community ignored in process—Islanders" (Souwester, 11th June): http://www.souwester.ca/News/2011-06-11/article-2577194/Community-ignored-in-process%26mdash%3BIslanders-/1

 

"Belliveau knows best - As Simple as That" (Digby Courier, 11th June): http://www.digbycourier.ca/Opinion/2011-06-11/article-2577265/Belliveau-knows-best/1

 

"Salmon group calls sale of trout farm ‘shameful’" (Chronicle Herald, 11th June): http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1247963.html

 

"Salmon leases will displace 20 fishermen" (Digby Courier, 10th June): http://www.digbycourier.ca/News/2011-06-10/article-2575693/Salmon-leases-will-displace-20-fishermen-/1

 

"Prince Philip quotes: Relive 90 classic gaffes to mark his 90th birthday" (The Daily Mirror, 10th June): http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/06/10/birthday-boy-prince-philip-s-90-greatest-gaffes-115875-23191024/

 

"Administration issues new rules for fish farms" (Washington Post, 10th June): http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/administration-issues-new-rules-for-fish-farms/2011/06/10/AGvlmIPH_story.html

 

"NOAA OKs Factory Fish Farming for the Gulf of Mexico" (Care 2, 10th June): http://www.care2.com/causes/real-food/blog/noaa-oks-factory-fish-farming-for-the-gulf-of-mexico/

 

"Open Net Pen Salmon Farming Is NOT Sustainable" (Osprey Steelheader, 9th June): http://ospreysteelheadnews.blogspot.com/2011/06/open-net-pen-salmon-farming-is-not.html

 

"Open house to be held for proposed fish farm site" (The Westerly News, 9th June): http://www.canada.com/Open+house+held+proposed+fish+farm+site/4920742/story.html

 

"Plover Point Q&A" (Mainstream Canada, 8th June): http://www.mainstreamcanada.com/plover-point-qa

 

"B.C. Salmon Farmers Association's Online Battle" (BC Business, 6th June): http://www.farmfreshsalmon.org/bc-salmon-farmers-associations-online-battle

 

"Four decades of farming later: salmon is Scotland's single largest food export: the salmon farming industry is celebrating 40 years of production in Scotland" (STV, 8th June): http://news.stv.tv/scotland/north/255844-40-years-of-salmon-farming/

 

"Plover Point open house dates announced" (Mainstream Canada, 6th June): http://www.mainstreamcanada.com/plover-point-open-house-dates-announced

 

"New fish farm proposed for Clayoquot Sound—you can help stop it" (Friends of Clayoquot Sound, June): http://www.focs.ca/action/Plover_Pt_action.htm

          

 

Note two public consultations with deadlines coming up soon:

 

The second and FINAL Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue (SAD) standards are now open for public comment – deadline is 14th June:

http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/markets-certifications/certifications-eco-claims/salmon-aquaculture-dialogue/

 

Mainstream Canada has applied for a new crown land tenure for a proposed net-cage salmon farm at Plover Point in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – deadline for public comment is 18th June (extended from 28th May): http://www.georgiastrait.org/?q=node%2F815

 

Come to the public meetings in Tofino (14th June) and Port Alberni (16th June) and ask Mainstream why they need another salmon farm in Clayoquot Sound.

 

 

Sign the petition letter: "Stop the Certification of Farmed Salmon as "Sustainable" and "Responsible"": http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-certification-of-farmed-salmon-as-sustainable-and-responsible

 

 

Best fishes,

 

Don

 

 

Superheroes 4 Salmon, 13th June 2011

[chris gadsden]

Read about a dangerous virus from fish farms.

http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/

[chris gadsden]

Please find enclosed a press update including:

 

"Sounding the Alarm in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve" (Superheroes 4 Salmon, 17th June): http://www.superheroes4salmon.org/blog/sounding-alarm-clayoquot-sound-unesco-biosphere-reserve

 

"Stop Net-Cage Expansion" (Farmed & Dangerous, 17th June): http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/make-a-difference/stop-net-cage-expansion/

 

"Stop a Massive Fish Farm in Clayoquot Sound" (Supporters of Wild Salmon Circle, 17th June): http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120186001399229

 

"Lobster fishermen and coastal communities bring salmon fight to Halifax" (Ecology Action Centre, 17th June): http://www.ecologyaction.ca/

 

"Salmon have a dollar value" (Times & Transcript, 17th June): http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/sports/article/1416172

 

"Nova Scotia defends fish farming" (Fish Farming Xpert, 17th June): http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=91818

 

"Alaska's Don Young pulls a fast one with GM salmon vote" (Intrafish, 17th June): http://www.intrafish.no/global/news/article288627.ece

 

"Lower chamber votes to bar FDA from using funds to approve GE salmon - Alaska Republican representative Don Young opposed the approval of GE salmon for human consumption" (Fisheries Information Service, 17th June): http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=43675&ndb=1&df=0

 

"Voices for Wild Salmon - we have been played for fools" (Alexandra Morton, 16th June): http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/2011/06/voices-for-wild-salmon-we-have-been-played-for-fools.html

 

"Alexandra and the golden straitjacket" (Vancouver Observer, 16th June): http://www.vancouverobserver.com/Sustainability/2011/06/16/alexandra-and-golden-straitjacket

 

"Mainstream responds" (The Westerly News, 16th June): http://www2.canada.com/westerly/news/upfront/story.html?id=b85b3460-3562-46d4-ae50-e1f965b871bd

 

"House Moves to Ban Modified Salmon" (New York Times, 16th June): http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/06/16/16greenwire-house-moves-to-ban-modified-salmon-84165.html

 

"GM Salmon Barred by U.S. House" (Vital Choices Newsletter, 16th June): http://newsletter.vitalchoice.com/e_article002134796.cfm?x=b11,0,w

 

"Fish Farming The Solution To Global Food Woes, Report Says" (Huffington Post, 16th June): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/16/fish-farming-safety-environment_n_878255.html

 

"Aquaculture means jobs for rural N.S." (Chronicle Herald, 16th June): http://thechronicleherald.ca/Letters/1248723.html

 

"Lobster & jobs in danger" (Chronicle Herald, 15th June): http://thechronicleherald.ca/Letters/1248568.html

 

"Salmon Farms are Sited Irresponsibly" (Farmed & Dangerous, 14th June): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIee2Gnz5oA 

 

"Closed containment technology on a more responsible path for salmon aquaculture" (Farmed & Dangerous, 14th June): http://blog.farmedanddangerous.org/2011/06/closed-containment-salmon-aquaculture/

 

"Sex, Lies and Salmonoids: Farms putting GM Frankenfish into the food chain" (The Valley Voice, 13th June): http://thevalleyvoice.ca/Voice%20Stories/June%202011/Sex%20Lies%20and%20Salmonoids%20-%20Farms%20putting%20GM%20Frankenfish%20into%20the%20food%20chain%20-%20June%2013%202011.htm

 

 

Final call for objections to a new salmon farm application by Mainstream (Cermaq) in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (deadline for public submissions is tomorrow - 18th June): http://www.georgiastrait.org/?q=node%2F815 and http://www.focs.ca/action/Plover_Pt_action.htm

 

For more background:

 

Action Alert from Friends of Clayoquot Sound: "New fish farm application in Clayoquot Sound - Your input is needed!": http://www.focs.ca/action/Plover_Pt_action.htm

 

Sign the petition: "Demand a provincial moratorium on net-cage salmon farm tenures": http://www.change.org/petitions/demand-a-provincial-moratorium-on-net-cage-salmon-farm-tenures

 

 

And watch the films:

 

"Ground-truthing salmon farming in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve" from Salmon Are Sacred: http://vimeo.com/25123716

 

"Clayoquot Sound: Wild Salmon in Trouble" by Damien Gillis:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEEMGshhhRw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEEMGshhhRw

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEEMGshhhRwBest fishes,

 

Don

 

 

[chris gadsden]

http://thecanadian.org/k2/item/837-fin-donnelly-reintroduces-bills-on-salmon-oil-tankers