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

Stan Proboszcz

@StanProbe

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

Stan Proboszcz reposted

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 macleans.ca/society/enviro…

TheGAAIA's tweet image. 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 macleans.ca/society/enviro…

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"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 theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

TheGAAIA's tweet image. "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 theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Stan Proboszcz reposted

🤔 You know, we Canadians are the nicest, politest people on Earth...😇 ...things change. however when you threaten our f***ing wild salmon!!! 🤬 You get THIS! 👉🏻🖕🏼. Don't be a 🍆 be an 😇 and say #FckOffFishFarms #FOFF! Much Love, Bill the proud Canadian ❤️



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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 coastreporter.net/highlights/mas…

TheGAAIA's tweet image. 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  coastreporter.net/highlights/mas…

Stan Proboszcz reposted

"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 theguardian.com/environment/ar…


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"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"

TheGAAIA's tweet image. "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 reposted

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


Stan Proboszcz reposted

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…

wildfirstcanada's tweet image. 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…

Stan Proboszcz reposted

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

Recently published data from Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) states that over 817,000 wild fish were killed due to open-net pen salmon farm operations near Tofino. BC Premier, David Eby, states, “Net pen fish farms, I think it’s safe to say the social license for those that just sit…

wildfirstcanada's tweet image. Recently published data from Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) states that over 817,000 wild fish were killed due to open-net pen salmon farm operations near Tofino.

BC Premier, David Eby, states, “Net pen fish farms, I think it’s safe to say the social license for those that just sit…


Stan Proboszcz reposted

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 timescolonist.com/local-news/bc-…


Stan Proboszcz reposted

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…

wildfirstcanada's tweet image. 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…
wildfirstcanada's tweet image. 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…
wildfirstcanada's tweet image. 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…
wildfirstcanada's tweet image. 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…

Stan Proboszcz reposted

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) -…

1Bob_Chamberlin's tweet image. 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)
-…
1Bob_Chamberlin's tweet image. 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)
-…

Stan Proboszcz reposted

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


Stan Proboszcz reposted

"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…


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

Why we put up with Martin Short. A thread.



Stan Proboszcz reposted

Martin Short is awesome. He is as Canadian as Casey’s treehouse. #MartinShort

markcritch's tweet image. Martin Short is awesome. He is as Canadian as Casey’s treehouse. #MartinShort

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