Declaration calling for the removal of open net-cage salmon farms from the Wild Salmon Narrows 

Salmon and all marine life are a vital resource to the economy and ecosystem of British Columbia, and any actions which threaten salmon or marine life threaten the well being and the livelihood of the people of British Columbia.

The overwhelming weight of scientific evidence indicates that commercial open net-cage salmon farms can have serious negative environmental impacts, particularly on wild salmon runs. 

Recent evidence indicates that open net cage salmon farms in the northern Georgia Strait may be negatively impacting out-migrating juvenile Fraser River Salmon; 

We, the members of (organization), demand that the Provincial and Federal Governments close the five active open net-cage salmon farms in Okisollo Channel and rescind these tenures, as well as the tenures of the four inactive farms in Hoskyn Channel, collectively known as the Wild Salmon Narrows.

We, the members of (organization), request that the Provincial and Federal Governments deny all applications for new open net-cage salmon farms and halt the expansion of the open net-cage salmon farming industry.

We, the members of (organization) request emergency action by the Provincial and Federal Governments to close these farms and implement a comprehensive strategy to move the salmon aquaculture industry into closed system technology.

We support this declaration to be forwarded to the provincial Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Minister of Environment, Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and relevant MPs and MLAs.

1. Arrowsmith Naturalists
2. BC Federation of Fly Fishers
3. Bluewater Adventures
4. Caribou Chilcotin Conservation Society
5. Commercial Bear Viewing Association of B.C.
6. Council of Canadians - Williams Lake Chapter
7. False Creek Watershed Society
8. Federation of BC Naturalists
9. Fraser River Ripple Effect Relay and Fundraiser
10. Fraser Riverkeeper
11. Friends of Clayoquot Sound
12. Friends of French Creek Conservation Society
13. Go Wild Campaign
14. Greenpeace Canada
15. Gwaii Haanas Tour Operators Association
16. Kalamalka Fly Fishers
17. Kingfishers Rod and Gun Club
18. Lillooet Food Matters
19. Lillooet Naturalists Society
20. Lillooet Peace and Ecology Group
21. Lonely Loon Fly Fishers Society
22. Mainland Enhancement of Salmonid Species Society
23. North Shore Wetland Partners
24. Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society (Adopt-a-Fry)
25. Pender Islands Trust Protection Society
26. Penticton Fly Fishers
27. Prince George Public Interest Research Group
28. Pure Salmon Campaign
29. Quesnel River Watershed Alliance
30. Raincoast Conservation
31. Scout Island Nature Centre
32. Sea-Run Fly and Tackle
33. Sierra Club of B.C.
34. Sierra Club of B.C. - Malaspina Chapter
35. Sierra Club of B.C. - Quadra Chapter
36. Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
37. Squamish Environment Society
38. Squamish Streamkeepers
39. Steelhead Society of British Columbia
40. Stuart Island Community Association (1964)
41. Totem Flyfishers
42. Warmland Wymon's Centre and The Eco Store
43. Wilderness Tourism Association
44. Williams Lake Field Naturalists

Email Michelle Young for more information or to sign your organization onto our Wild Salmon Narrows Declaration.