Industry Responds To Plan to Ban Open Net-Pen Salmon Farms In B.C. in 5 Years
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Industry members are beginning to speak out regarding the Canadian government’s decision to transition from open net-pen salmon farms in British Columbia in five years.
After days of speculation, Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, confirmed on Wednesday that open net-pen salmon aquaculture will officially be banned in B.C. coastal waters by June 30, 2029. B.C. aquaculture licenses will only be considered for marine or land-based closed-containment systems after...
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