The Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship, the BC Salmon Farmers Association, and the BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences have teamed on a 500-page publication on the BC salmon farming sector.

The publication, called ‘Modern Salmon Farming in British Columbia: A Review,’ was commissioned by the Coalition and other Rightsholder First Nations that host salmon farming in their traditional territories to provide additional transparency and details of salmon farming operations to answer questions from Indigenous communities as the federal government’s transition for the sector nears.

Coalition spokesperson, and member of the Tlowitsis Nation, Dallas Smith, says many of their communities have noticed knowledge or information gaps regarding modern salmon farming, which is why they asked the BCSFA to put together a ‘textbook’ of information on fish farms.

“As our partners, the BCSFA went above and beyond to compile this information – which is obvious by the size of the 500-page document. This collection of Western science and data is a good base for us to apply our rich traditional knowledge to so that our leadership is armed with the holistic information we need to steward our waters and wild salmon, while protecting the social and economic health of our communities,” Smith said.

The full report can be found at BC Salmon Farmers.