The salmon-studded 'Sockeyes' are taking place in this evening in Salmon River – see who's reeled in a fishy Oscar at the 1st Anti-Aquaculture Academy Awards!
The salmon heroes honoured at The Sockeyes are, drum roll please…………
Best Original Song: Shallow Waters by Ta’Kaiya Blaney
Listen to Ta’Kaiya Blaney sing like a sockeye online here!
Cartoonist of the
Year: Adrian Raeside
See more cartoons from Adrian Raeside online here
Best Activist in
a Leading Role: Elena Edwards of Wild Salmon First
Follow Elena's visit to Norway for the 'March for Wild Salmon' online here
Best Supporting
Activist: Sabra Woodworth
Sabra "The Truth Tiger" Woodworth is a shining light in the world of activism – see her in action presenting a letter to the President of the Norwegian Parliament online here!
Best Young Activist:
Leona Plaisier
The New Zealand teenager now has a Sockeye to add to her 'Conservation Champion' award and nomination for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) International Young Conservationist Award.
Campaigner of
the Year: Kurt Oddekalv of the Green Warriors of Norway
They call him Norway's answer to James Bond – his name is Kurt, Kurt Oddekalv. Read more details online via 'Norway's Salmon Shame'.
Campaign of the
Year: Salmon Feedlot Boycott
Read more details online here
Salmon Hero of
the Year: Alexandra Morton
Read more about salmon farming's Erin Brockovich online here
Salmon Champion:
Kurt Beardslee of The Wild Fish Conservancy
Read more about the excellent work of the Wild Fish Conservancy online here
Writer of the
Year: Bruce Sandison
Read award-winning author Bruce Sandison on "The Cull of the Wild"
Best
Documentary: Salmon Wars
Watch 'Salmon Wars' by Silver Donald Cameron online here
Salmon Artists of the
Year: Jay Peachy, Leanne Hodges and Anissa Reed
Read more via Jay Peachy – 'Certified Creative Mind'; artist and naturalist Leanne Hodges and creative genius Annisa Reed.
Best Industry Reporting
of the Year: Intrafish & Undercurrent News
Keep up to date with all the latest aquaculture news via Intrafish and Undercurrent News.
News Reporter of
the Year: Mi-Jung Lee of CTV News
Watch Mi-Jung Lee's expose on Costco selling parasite-infected farmed salmon online here
Foreign News
Reporter of the Year: Robert Reinlund and Asbjorn Leirvag of TV2 News in Norway
Norway's answer to Woodward & Bernstein – watch their reports from British Columbia online here and online here
Independent News
Award: The Common Sense Canadian
Rafe Mair and Damien Gillis are The Common Sense Canadian – if only the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had as much common sense.
Best Rabble
Rousing Sound: Eddie Gardner
Listen to Eddie Gardner drumming online here!
Foreign Film of
the Year: ‘Hazardous Norwegian Salmon Dinner’ from Green Warriors of Norway
Watch 'Hazardous Norwegian Salmon Dinner' online here
Best Picture: Salmon
Confidential
Catch a screening of 'Salmon Confidential' – a film by Twyla Roscovich – online here
Best Director: Twyla
Roscovich
Watch more films from the talented Twyla Roscovich online here
And remember, if you're feeling low just give yourself an award. It's so easy and you'll feel so much better!
Read more via "The Sockeyes – Oscar Loves Wild Salmon!" and "The Scamons & Sockeyes – Aquaculture Academy Awards 2013"