More 60 Minutes and BC Salmon Farming

Editorial - Campbell River Mirror, May 13, 2014

There are many things to which the old adage “Be careful what you wish for...” applies and American television coverage is usually one of them. But after the venerated television newsmagazine show 60 Minutes turned its cameras on the salmon farming industry on the coast of British Columbia and on the Campbell River area particularly, the conclusion has to be...okay.

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Campbell River Courier-Islander, May 14, 2014

The 60 Minutes segment on fish farming Sunday evening was like a heavyweight fight, with Ian Roberts of Marine Harvest pitted against anti open net pen activist Alexandra Morton. And like a title fight, viewers - at least from British Columbia - were expecting a winner. In the battle between the two main components, the match would be best described a draw.

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Alistair Taylor - Campbell River Mirror,  May 13, 2014

British Columbia’s salmon farming industry was front and centre in millions of American homes Sunday night. CBS’ flagship newsmagazine 60 Minutes featured a 13-minute segment on the West Coast industry entitled Salmon in the Sea which investigated the issue of whether salmon farms help or hurt declining wild salmon stocks.

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Reference Link: Wild-caught or farmed? The diner’s dilemma
May 11, 2014, 6:30 PM|Which is better to feed your family? On assignment for 60 Minutes, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks salmon.
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/wild-caught-or-farmed-the-diners-dilemma/

 

Intrafish: http://www.intrafish.com/news/

 

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