Recent Releases from Alexandra Morton
100,000+ signature petition to stop salmon farms to be presented in B.C. legislature today
Published Wed, 27 May 2015 12:06:42 EST Read More
MEDIA RELEASE Citizens, First Nations, conservation groups and business leaders call on premier to stop salmon farm expansion (May 27, 2015, Victoria, B.C.) - More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling on the B.C. government to halt federal government and B.C. salmon farming industry plans to expand open-net salmon farming in B.C. waters. The petition has received the endorsement of more than one hundred conservation organizations, in...... Click here to read this release
Victory for wild salmon as Federal Court strikes down aquaculture licence conditions
Published Thu, 7 May 2015 14:49:27 EST Read More
For Immediate Release May 7, 2015 Department of Fisheries and Oceans needs to err on the side of caution in regulating fish farms, Court rules VANCOUVER - The Federal Court has struck down aquaculture licence conditions that allowed private companies to transfer fish infected with viruses to open-pen farms in the ocean. “This is a great day for wild salmon,...... Click here to read this release