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Episode 6 relaunches the Salmonfolk Radio series after being on hiatus for nearly 2 long years! We are back with a bang and doing weekly Season One drops for the remaining 14 episodes every Tuesday.  

This episode features  the trio from Norway and I meeting Dennis Reid for the first time. He gives us a personalized backcountry tour of healthy salmon rivers  ecosystems (Salmon, Adam, Eve, Nimpkish) on the Johnstone Strait side of Van Isle. Dennis runs the world's largest anti-salmon farming website  https://fishfarmnews.blogspot.com/ and he's also a published poet and expert fly fisherman. We talk a LOT about salmon habitats, behavior and lifecycles. If you like to fish for salmon this one is for you.

You will also hear some more in depth conversation with the Norway trio about reconciliation, residential schools and how similar Norway and Canadian history is in those areas...and how it all relates to the spread of Norwegian salmon farms into unceded First Nations territory in Canada.   

But most importantly, you get to find out the answer to the burning question:  Who is Niillas Somby?

Argentina banned open net salmon farming in 2021. Find out how in this exclusive interview with Martina Sasso and Maia Gutierrez of Sin Azul No Hay Verde, a project of Rewilding Argentina. To see the documentary mentioned in this interview here is the direct link to "Contracorriente Espanol".

My second day on the island  involved a lot of driving and lots of time to think. In this episode the author of "Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild" reads directly from his book. What is Hoquat and what does it have to do with open net farmed salmon? You do not want to miss this one! 

 Episode sponsored by Chelsea Green Publishing.

In this episode we hear from long time marine naturalist and author Barry Swanson. He wrote  The Lost Frequency. That interview dives into what happened to Tahlequah, also known as "J35". She is an orca who lives in the Salish Sea. As soon as I landed I discovered something shocking. At that same time I was headed to Salt Spring Island, BC in the traditional territory of the Saanich, Cowichan, and Chemainus First Nations., to meet with Rama DelaRosa who was doing a  Swim for the Salish Sea. Rachael Merrett from the Georgia Strait Alliance also makes an appearance in explaining what's going on with the orcas living in the Salish Sea.

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This is the PILOT episode that launched Salmonfolk Radio, on June 12th, 2021.  In "The Chef Speaks!", you get to hear an unflinching account of why a  5-Star Michelin chef refuses to bring open net farmed salmon into his kitchen. In this colorful and vibrant discussion a story unfolds of how this East End of London born chef, now living in Denmark, has embraced the option of using Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) salmon and why. It's an episode to share with every restaurant and chef you know. 

If you happen to live in Denmark and are wanting to sample the Chef's artisan RAS smoked salmon that he has put so much time and energy into...
https://www.royalnyborgsmokehouse.com

This PILOT episode is the first of many. Successive episodes of Salmonfolk Radio will be added but not without the gracious support of friendly listeners.  Salmonfolk Radio is seeking sponsors and individuals to help cover the costs of the all important sound mastering and design to ensure that all future episodes are a pleasure to listen to.  I am working with the talented Jay Siebold for my sound design needs. Check him out!

Here is the GoFundMe:

https://gofund.me/d02b9df8

For more info on the Salmonfolk multimedia project:
https://www.salmonfolk.com