It's not often when any level of government takes steps to respond to the concerns of protesters. But Prime Minister Stephen Harper's move to hold a judicial inquiry into the loss of BC's sockeye salmon has garnered the approval of many Canadians.

In what is sure to be welcome news to many people in British Columbia, Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, announced Thursday that the government of Canada will hold a judicial inquiry to examine the collapse of B.C.'s Sockeye salmon fishery.

While the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been mum on its plans for taking over the regulation of salmon farms in British Columbia, the people who rely on salmon for their livelihoods have not been sitting idle.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Classic Smokehouse Inc. are warning the public not to consume Classic Canadian Wild Sockeye Trims because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Vancouver Saturday, asking the government of Canada to do more to protect wild salmon, specifically to ban open-net salmon farms.

Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), already under fire for its lack of action on the collapsed Sockeye salmon fishery in B.C., is now in hot water for directing callers to its help line to an escort service.

The Government of Alberta announced the results of an independent study that tracked Alberta's grizzly bear population. The study has found there are about 581 bears living in the province outside of national parks.

Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans is taking another hit after a month of troubles over the collapse of the sockeye salmon fishery and the department's failure to uphold its own laws in the protection of an endangered species.

The loss of an estimated 9 million fish from this season's Sockeye Salmon spawning run in British Columbia spells future trouble for the salmon fishery. Fishermen are anxious but the Canadian government is still not saying anything about the situation.

This year's sockeye salmon run was notable for its lack of salmon. Instead of the 10 million salmon that were predicted to return to spawn this year, there were roughly 1 million. The experts can't explain what happened.

The Campbellton Salmon Festival is an annual celebration of the Restigouche Salmon. Many events, new and traditional, are organized for all ages.

Like it or not Canadian consumers could unknowingly be eating genetically modified Atlantic salmon in the future developed by a US company.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers not to eat Strubs Norwegian Style Sliced Smoked Steelhead Salmon in 300 gram packages because of potential contamination with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Niagara Smoked Fish Limited are warning the public not to consume certain brands of Smoked Salmon and Grav-Lox because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

A study published in the March 2009 issue of BioScience concludes that nonindigenous species pose a threat to native salmonids.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Kanata Smoke House are warning the public not to consume the Kanata Smoke House brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

NY FISH INC. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling I ♥ NY FISH brand IMPERIAL-EUROPEAN STYLE SMOKED SALMON, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Private Recipes Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the Private Recipe brand Creamed Salmon frozen entree because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered that when it comes to salmon sex, it is not necessarily the fastest sperm that will win the race or the approval of the female. Read on and learn more about these “fishy facts of life.”

If wolves had their preference they would rather go fishing than spend time hunting. A new study shows that salmon is a wolf's food of choice.