5 Things To Know About The Canadian Government’s Transition From Open Net-Pen Salmon Farming in B.C.
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Reports started circulating early this week that the Canadian government was set to announce that the aquaculture industry in British Columbia had five years to transition from open-net salmon farms. And on Wednesday Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, confirmed it. Open net-pen salmon aquaculture will officially be banned in B.C. coastal waters by June 30, 2029.
“The government is firmly committed to taking concrete steps to protect wild Pacific salmon,” said Minister Lebouthillier...
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