Stan Proboszcz

Ecologist, budding karaoke star, sea kayaker and wild food enthusiast. Senior Scientist for @WatershedWatch_. Opinions my own.

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

Before I knew it, I was paddling my sea kayak out 18 kilometres, armed with a drone and camping equipment and ready to document the whole thing....I had never seen anything like what I witnessed at that salmon farm @StanProbe @WatershedWatch_ @macleans https://t.co/MKNUmE8ziS

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

"Non-profit preps to battle Mowi legal challenge to 2024 Discovery Islands salmon farming ban" @undercur https://t.co/oAnjxiGBeL @WatershedWatch_ @MowiCanadaWest @StanProbe @BCSalmonFarmers @wildfirstcanada @UBCIC

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

"I am hopeful that what happened in Washington will set a precedent" said @StanProbe @WatershedWatch_ "We just need to follow through" @globeandmail
@wildfirstcanada @UBCIC @ClayoquotAction @the_gsfr @wildfishNW https://t.co/scKj2EcY2M

[*Not here* @SalmonFarmHarm]

So good!!
@WilliamShatner reminds us to tell the #salmonfarm industry to get the f*%k out!!
@alex4salmon @1Bob_Chamberlin @wildfirstcanada @WatershedWatch_ @ClayoquotAction @SalmonScotland @TheGAAIA @salmon_free @StanProbe @living_oceans @AilsaMcL @BCWildlife

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

There's a new Kayak Vigilante in town!
"Stan Proboszcz, a fish scientist @WatershedWatch_ kayaks up Muchalat Inlet, after a anonymous tip that farmed salmon were experiencing mass die-offs" @StanProbe https://t.co/Tsq0tWBaeY

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

"Let’s take open-net farms out and give wild salmon a bit of a relief" said @StanProbe @WatershedWatch_ "There’s a large body of science that shows that they amplify parasites, viruses & bacteria right on the wild salmon migration routes" @guardian https://t.co/g2BfvcHKmH

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

"How healthy is it for wild juvenile salmon to swim through plumes of God-knows-what, emanating from these farms?" asks @StanProbe @WatershedWatch_
"The time has come to clear wild salmon migration routes of parasite, virus and bacteria-spreading factory fish farms"

[Stan Proboszcz @StanProbe]

@CraigOrr_ Cool! Is this your cam? In Port Alberni?

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

"The Anxious Generation" author @JonHaidt suggests ways to limit internet exposure to children to ensure they have a healthy childhood

[Wild First @wildfirstcanada]

Nearly 1 million wild fish died due to ocean-based salmon farming practices that require sea lice to be removed from farmed salmon. This marks a 6x increase from 2021 to 2022.

Conservation groups say the wild fish, primarily herring, are ‘needlessly’ dying at the cost of salmon farming operations.

"Herring are very important because they are a foundational part of the marine food web. They provide food for a whole host of different species of fish, birds and mammals, including chinook salmon which we're seeing declining in a number of regions,” says Stan Proboszcz, Senior Scientist, Watershed Watch Salmon Society.

Help #endthepens. Send a letter to the Prime Minister and Fisheries Minister: https://t.co/X8ITGm7hwW

Read full article here: https://t.co/RgCUWZdHu9

[Bob Chamberlin @1Bob_Chamberlin]

PM @JustinTrudeau has given successive DFO Ministers a mandate to Transition open net pen #FishFarms “from” B.C. oceans by 2025

Min @DiLebouthillier is to develop this with the Prov of B.C. & #FirstNations

Prem @Dave_Eby understands where B.C. voters stand on this issue

[Stefan Labbé @StefanLabbe]

An estimated 817,265 herring were killed by B.C. salmon farms in 2022, many found with their "eyes blown out" after getting sucked into a machine that removes sea lice.

A witness describes a "devastating" scene in a year that saw a 17X spike in bycatch

https://t.co/XWkNCkri1a

[Wild First @wildfirstcanada]

Ocean-polluting salmon farms in BC waters are responsible for a record number of wild fish deaths in 2022—a total of 817,265 according to DFO.

Salmon farming practices, such as the removal of sea lice through a suction machine, result in collateral death and damage to wild fish.

Despite the federal government investing millions of dollars on transitioning away from open-net pen salmon farming, 64 salmon farms still remain in coastal BC waters.

75% of British Columbians and 120+ First Nations in BC support the removal of salmon farms from BC waters by 2025. It’s time for the federal government to follow through on their commitment to protect wild Pacific salmon.

Help #endthepens. Send a letter to the Prime Minister and Fisheries Minister: https://t.co/X8ITGm7hwW

Read full article here: https://t.co/qKtGtinpn3

[Bob Chamberlin @1Bob_Chamberlin]

I applaud Premier @Dave_Eby for his remarks today concerning the “expired #SocialLicense for #FishFarms in B.C.

It is critical for DFO Minister @DiLebouthillier to understand & embrace this reality

Transition “from” BC Oceans is supported by
- #FirstNations (majority)
- Commercial & Sport Fishers
@UFAWU_Unifor @SFIBC
- Wilderness Tourism operators

[Stan Proboszcz @StanProbe]

Graphic image warning. Factory fish farms kill mass numbers of herring, a foundational species of our coastal ecology. @watershedwatch_ @ClayoquotAction @alex4salmon As usual, crickets from @DFO_Pacific #regulatorycapture @DiLebouthillier https://t.co/y0aFgNRey4

[Watershed Watch Salmon Society @WatershedWatch_]

Good riddance.
Asked about salmon farms after an investigation by Watershed Watch and Clayoquot Action found a huge spike in wild fish being killed, BC Premier David Eby says they have to go.
#wildsalmon #fishfarmsout #saveoursalmon #bcpoli #watershedwatch

[Wild First @wildfirstcanada]

"British Columbia remains the only place on the Pacific ocean's western seaboard of North America that allows this industry," says Bob Chamberlin, Chair, First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance.

The salmon farming industry poses threats to wild Pacific salmon, such as parasitic sea lice, which attaches to juvenile salmon and kills them.

Chief Arnie Lampreau, Shackan Indian Band, states, "all the nations within the interior [of BC] are suffering" due to the lack of wild salmon. 90% of First Nations in BC rely on wild Pacific salmon for food security.

The federal government promised to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters by 2025. 120+ First Nations from across BC support ending the pens.

Watch @globalnews clip below.

[Don Staniford @TheGAAIA]

Fish farm giant Mowi suing fisheries ministers, taxpayers for Discovery Islands closures @MowiCanadaWest @NatObserver @StanProbe @WatershedWatch_ https://t.co/YOJJCunn83 #Salmafia #Salmobsters #Mowi

[Stan Proboszcz @StanProbe]

"I'm not that strong a swimmer," is a truthful quote I have recited throughout my life. Thanks #MartinShort !

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

Why we put up with Martin Short.

A thread.