This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association says millions of juvenile salmon and eggs will be destroyed because of a federal decision to phase out fish farms in British Columbia’s Discovery Islands.
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan announced in December her decision to phase out the farms after hearing unanimous opposition from local First Nations. The statement cited a recommendation by the Cohen commission on the decline of Fraser River sockeye in 2012 that fish farm licences should only be renewed on an annual basis in the region.
ianabailey No more time. Get those fish farms out of our damn oceans.
Economic impacts of open net-pen salmon farming - harming marine life and costing billions in damage globally. Pollution. Parasites. tens of millions of fish mortalities every year. Time is up.
Just Say “NO!!”
Tell them to fish off.
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