Clayoquot First Nations Occupy Sound Salmon Farm

First Nations occupy Clayoquot Sound salmon farm

by ClayoquotAction.org

Heading north from Tofino towards Hot Springs Cove, you pass by Flores Island, home to the Ahousaht First Nations. The island is breathtakingly beautiful; rounded mountains covered in ancient rainforest sweep down to white sand beaches with surf rolling in.

Cermaq, a Norwegian-based salmon farming company (recently purchased by Mitsubishi) was granted permits this summer to install a new salmon farm on the eastern shore of Flores Island, their 16th site in Clayoquot Sound.

The contentious new farm was assembled off-site, an unusual move indicating that Cermaq was expecting resistance. When Cermaq towed the assembled pens to the Yaakswiis site on Wednesday they were met by members of Ahousaht First Nations who do not want salmon farms in Clayoquot Sound.

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Watch CTV news coverage of the salmon farm occupation.

 

Let's rally together for wild salmon in Tofino, 

Wednesday, September 23.

Free transportation available from Ahousat, Opitsat, Esowista, and Ty-Histanis.
Contact Bonny 877-422-9453 for details.