B.C. Puts Wild Salmon First in Fish-Farm Policy
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Globe and Mail] by Justine Hunter - June 21, 2018
The B.C. government wants Ottawa to provide assurances that open net-pen salmon farms will not harm wild salmon, giving both the aquaculture industry and the federal government four years to meet its new criteria.
Under its new policy announced on Wednesday, the province will not renew or issue tenures for ocean-based salmon farms unless two conditions are met: The operator must obtain consent from the local First Nations; and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans must certify that ...
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