Sustainability Facts

Atlantic salmon have never successfully established populations outside of their native range, anywhere in the world.

While this has been seen in other species such as Brown Trout introduced to the Cowichan River, or Chinook Salmon introduced to the Great Lakes, Atlantic salmon have...

Salmon farms monitor and manage sea lice populations on their fish to minimize impacts to wild salmon.

For information about how we manage sea lice on our farms please go to Managing...

Properly sited salmon farms have minimal and reversible impacts on the sea floor.

Salmon aquaculture, like any other form of large-scale food production, has the potential to impact the local environment. The impacts of marine...

Many First Nations are supportive of aquaculture activities in their territory and have negotiated mutually beneficial agreements to protect their traditional territory and provide economic and social opportunities for their communities.

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The IHN virus is naturally carried by wild Pacific salmon and is low risk to them, but can be a high risk to Atlantic salmon.

For the first time since 2003, IHN (Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis) virus was detected in our salmon, forcing a quick response.

But is this virus a risk to wild...

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Atlantic salmon have never successfully established populations outside of their native range, anywhere in the world.

Salmon farms monitor and manage sea lice populations on their fish to minimize impacts to wild salmon.

Properly sited salmon farms have minimal and reversible impacts on the sea floor.

Many First Nations are supportive of aquaculture activities in their territory and have negotiated mutually beneficial agreements to protect their traditional territory and provide economic and social opportunities for their communities.

The IHN virus is naturally carried by wild Pacific salmon and is low risk to them, but can be a high risk to Atlantic salmon.