Obituary: Filmmaker Twyla Roscovich Shot Provocative Documentary Salmon Confidential
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Globe and Mail] by Diane Peters - October 9, 2017
In her provocative 2013 documentary Salmon Confidential, filmmaker and activist Twyla Roscovich showed how salmon farms in British Columbia were contaminating wild fish stocks. Using gorgeous footage and compelling storytelling, the film contended that Norwegian fish-farm companies had brought over dangerous viruses from Europe and that the government had covered up the problem. The message drew howls of protest from the fish-farming industry.
Her 2003 documentary RainWolves centred on footage of wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.'s Pacific Coast. Scientists knew wolves in the region ate salmon, but they believed the animals were scavengers. Ms. Roscovich helped uncover...
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