Skeena
River wild steelhead and salmon are in grave danger of
extinction if fish farms are introduced on the coast
of British Columbia
High
Alert!
The
Danger: Fish Farms (Aquaculture)
Wild
steelhead and salmon are threatened by the introduction of
commercial
fish farms at the mouth of the Skeena and Pacific Ocean in north-central
BC. Ecological, economic and cultural impacts from these toxic
and vile farms
would destroy
wild stocks
of
steelhead and
salmon
as well as destroy communities that are already economically
fragile. Steelhead, salmon and forage fish like oolichan could
be wiped out in a short amount of time once fish farms are in
place. Farmed salmon are downright nasty; from how they are raised
to the dyes
and
antibiotics
that
are
placed
in
their flesh.
Please make sure not to support farmed salmon at your local supermarket
and
restaurants.
Ask for wild salmon
before you order. Click the links for more info. Please get involved.
New
link
Sea
Lice Science: A World Apart
 file
Alexandra Morton
Echo Bay, British Columbia
January 3, 2007
New
link
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE Wednesday,
June 21, 2006
http://www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/38thparl/session-2/aquaculture/hansard/W60621p.htm
New
link
"Call From The Coast" Is an informative DVD by Prince Rupert filmmaker, Twyla
Roscovich. The DVD can be purchased at the following link. This is powerful footage.
"Call From The Coast II", will be available soon.
http://saveourskeenasalmon.org/articles/read/40
New
links
Steelhead
Society web site: http://www.steelheadsociety.org/
Wilderness committee: http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/marine/policy/fish_farms
Creative Resistance: http://www.creativeresistance.ca/awareness-toc/awareness-aquaculture-salmon-farms.htm
New
link
Piece Clegg's Holiday letter. Talks of the past
season and his concerns about the fish farm issues.
Piece Clegg's Norlakes 06 Overview
download
PDF
Pierce
Clegg, owner and operator of Babine Norlakes Steelhead Camp
on the Babine River, sent out this letter to clients, friends,
supporters and other steelhead bums. March 2006
Pierce Clegg letter
3-6-06
Here
is an informative article Todd Stockner forwarded our way.
Todd is owner of Mykiss Guiding Services
on the Kispiox River BC. March 2006
http://thetyee.ca/News/2006/03/01/PushNorthFishFarm/ Important
links:
http://www.friendsofwildsalmon.ca/
http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/
http://www.babinetrust.ca/
http://www.saveourskeenasalmon.org/aboutSOSS/index.php
http://www.raincoastresearch.org/
http://www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca/
Upper
Skeena
headwaters in north-central BC are in the crosshairs for coalbed
methane and open pit coal mines
High
Alert!
Danger: Coalbed methane (CBM)
and open pit coal mines
The
upper Skeena headwaters is the life force to the entire Skeena
system. The Skeena along with all her tributaries, like the
Babine, Kispiox, Bulkley and Copper to name just a few, are
home to
a vast array of creatures. Salmon, steelhead, white suckers,
white
fish,
dace,
trout, bull trout, char, eagles, water fowl, song birds,
migratory birds, otters, mountain goats, deer, moose, beavers,
cougars, black and brown bears live in this vast wilderness.
The introduction of roads, well sites, well heads will lead
to erosion, pollution and the quick destruction of this fragile
wilderness. Open pit coal mines are also proposed for this
area. Economic and cultural impacts also need to be addressed.
The
citizens of Telkwa and Smithers are working hard to keep CBM
and open pit coal mines out of the region. This will take a
big fight. Click the links for more info. Please get involved.
New
links
http://www.concernedaboutcbm.org/getinvolved/
http://cccbm.org/
http://www.cbmwatch.ca/
http://thetyee.ca/News/2006/11/14/CBM/
http://www.dogwoodinitiative.org/bulletins/telkwaonthefrontline
http://www.dogwoodinitiative.org/newsstories/citizensasknorthwest
New link
Nice
article that gives a quick over view of the Skeena issues.
http://northword.ca/winter-2006/the-skeena
Keep
an eye on:
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/subwebs/coalbedgas/
Durango
and Animas River
Southwest
conservation issues and links are below.
Important
links:
http://www.sanjuancitizens.org
http://www.waterinfo.org/arsg/main.html
http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=2120
http://www.greenscissors.org/water/animaslaplata.htm
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