B.C. Could Become Last Place on Coast to Allow Fish Farms
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When it comes to fish farms, there's been a sea change
Washington state is preparing to phase-out open net salmon farming. The move comes just months after an operation's netting failed, causing the release of over 240,000 farmed Atlantic salmon into the Pacific Ocean.The proposal has eyes turning to B.C. which has found itself awkwardly poised to become the last jurisdiction on the West Coast to allow the controversial aquaculture practice.
Some are pointing out that B.C. doesn't have to wave goodbye to the jobs and business that comes with salmon rearing because the province is already home to one of the first land-based salmon farms in North America. Who doesn't love them some land salmon?
Even more important? Inland fish farming has some big support from local First Nations who say any risk to B.C.'s struggling wild salmon stocks is too much.
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