You undoubtedly have heard that the NS government has given the Norwegian aquaculture giant, Cermaq, the option to explore putting open-net pens in St. Margaret’s and Mahone Bays. Open-net fish farms, which are being eliminated in BC, threaten our environment through disease, parasites, toxic chemicals and more. Opposition to having open-net pens in our waters...
Dear Friends: Since our last salmon update we, through Twin Bays coalition, have: Presented to four local Municipal Councils Co-hosted a public session in Mahone Bay with the Council of Canadians. It’s posted on the TwinBays.ca Face Book page Opened up a separate FON bank account to handle banking for Twin Bays Coalition Participated in...
Dear Friends: We find ourselves yet again in opposition to our own government and the aquaculture industry. Cermaq, a giant multi-national aquaculture firm (owned by Mitsubishi) has been granted options to install industrial size open pen salmon farms in the pristine waters of St Margaret’s Bay, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Bay, the mouth of the LaHave...
Dear Friends: Jamie Simpson, one of our board members, is acting for Bob Bancroft and three other groups in launching this action to require the NS Government to live up to their legislated requirement to protect species at risk. Friends of Nature fully supports this action. Great work Jamie and Bob! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24,...
Dear Friends, This petition contains many good reasons why open pen salmon farms are a really bad idea. If enough of us sign Bernadette Jordan’s (the MP for the South Shore where many pens are located) petition, it will present it to Parliament. If you are in agreement, could you please sign it and send...
We are sad to see the closure of the Mersey Hatchery near Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia, which had such great potential in the restoration of Atlantic salmon.
Since 1954, when the organization was formed by Martin Rudy Haase to protect a unique island in Maine, Friends of Nature has been dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for the mutual benefit of people and their plant and animal friends.
Friends of Nature
Friends of Nature Conservation Society
Dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for people and their plant & animal friends.
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Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0