New research finds frequent disease outbreaks in B.C. salmon farms, endangering wild salmon

By Gideon Mordecai Elected Chief Councillor, ʼNa̱mǥis First Nation A new study with unprecedented access to Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia raises urgent questions about the federal government’s approach to regulating salmon farms and highlights disease risk to wild salmon populations. The Broughton Aquaculture Transition Initiative — a multi-government agreement with the province and the Mamalilikulla, ’Na̱mǥis and Kwikwasut’inux̱w Haxwa’mis First Nations — enabled this rare access to salmon farms for scientists unaffiliated with the aquaculture industry.