Tag Alaskas Dirty Secret

11 Jul

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.

29 May

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.

26 Apr

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

19 Apr

B.C. conservation organizations fight Alaskan salmon “sustainable” certification

British Columbia conservation organizations SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Raincoast Conservation Foundation, along with Watershed Watch Salmon Society, have filed a formal notice of objection with the U.K.-based Marine Stewardship Council in response to the proposed re-certification of Alaskan salmon fisheries as sustainable.

17 Mar

You’re Invited: Alaskan Impact on BC Salmon Webinar

Our community’s campaign, ‘Alaska’s Dirty Secret,’ continues to gain momentum. New data exposes the number of B.C. wild salmon being caught by Alaskan fleets and the impact this has on conservation efforts in British Columbia.

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Formed in 2007, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust is dedicated to making the Skeena River and nearby coastal communities a global model of sustainability where large human and salmon populations coexist.