Category: Campaigns
Canada losing track of salmon health as industrial pressures grow
Canada losing track of salmon health as industrial pressures grow New research shows that Canada is steadily losing its ability to monitor the health of wild Pacific salmon at a…
New Report Highlights Red Chris Mine’s Impacts and the Path to Responsible Mining in Northwest BC
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust’s independent investigative report illuminates key environmental concerns related to mining in northwest BC. The Red Chris Mine, an open pit copper-gold mine in the Stikine watershed, serves as a cautionary tale for future mining projects in the province. The report dives deep into Red Chris’ monitoring data and reporting, accessed through Freedom of Information requests to the provincial government. This assessment provides a clear picture of how the BC Government can improve mining regulations and policy to reduce unacceptable risks to fish, their habitat, and the people who depend on them.
Addressing Seabridge Gold’s Misrepresentation of Key Facts
KSM Mine Update Addressing Seabridge Gold’s Misrepresentation of Key Facts Following The Legal Challenge Filed Against The BC Government’s Decision To Allow KSM Mine to Proceed In December, Ecojustice filed…
Legal Challenge Filed Against Decision Allowing KSM Mine to Proceed
KSM Gold Mine Judicial Review Legal Challenge Filed Against Decision Allowing KSM Mine to Proceed The proposed mine threatens Nass and Unuk watersheds, relies on an outdated environmental assessment Ecojustice…
Alaska salmon fishery objection dismissal ‘seriously undermines’ MSC credibility
Alaska salmon fishery objection dismissal ‘seriously undermines’ MSC credibility Watershed Watch, Raincoast Conservation and SkeenaWild’s objection to SE Alaskan fisheries’ sustainable rating was rejected this week. Raincoast Conservation Foundation, SkeenaWild…
B.C. NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
B.C. NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries Alaska’s fisheries should not be accredited with Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainability…
Defend Skeena Steelhead From Alaska’s Nets
Unsustainable net fisheries are the largest source of mortality for steelhead bound for the Skeena River – especially when those fish are released dead.
Ocean Wise pulls sustainability recommendation for southeast Alaska salmon
Watershed Watch Salmon Society, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are very pleased that Vancouver-based eco-label Ocean Wise has removed salmon harvested in southeast Alaska from its list of recommended sustainable seafood products.
New Recommendations from Ocean Wise Recognize Sustainable B.C. Salmon Fisheries
Consumers want to buy sustainably caught seafood but for too long have been hampered by eco-labels that greenwash harmful industrial fisheries and exclude smaller-scale sustainable fisheries. This has especially been the case for Pacific salmon, where community-led Indigenous fisheries in British Columbia have been passed over by major ecolabels, while unsustainable interception fisheries in Alaska have enjoyed long-standing approval.
Marine Stewardship Council to review Canadian conservation groups’ objections to Alaskan salmon “sustainable” certification
An independent adjudicator has accepted the formal objection of three B.C.-based conservation organizations to the certification of Alaskan salmon as “sustainable” by the UK-based Marine Stewardship Council