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Salmon Wars Campaign #2

Friends of Nature — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:46:07 +0000

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...

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Salmon Wars Campaign Update

Friends of Nature — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:08:55 +0000

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...

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Salmon Wars Campaign

Friends of Nature — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:14:23 +0000

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...

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Legal Action for Nova Scotia’s Species at Risk

Friends of Nature — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:14:07 +0000

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,...

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Let’s end open net pen salmon farming in Canada

Friends of Nature — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:50:14 +0000

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...

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The End of the Mersey Hatchery: Sad News for Endangered Atlantic Whitefish and Atlantic Salmon

Friends of Nature — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:34:20 +0000

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. Back in May 2013, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) removed all fish and equipment and materials from the facility. According to the DFO, the “Inner...

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