VANCOUVER — British Columbia's 'Namgis and Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nations accuse Canada's fisheries department of being 'beholden' to the salmon...
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's 'Namgis and Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nations accuse Canada's fisheries department of being "beholden" to the salmon farming industry, as they gear up for yet another showdown in court with the federal government.
Those opposed to the salmon farms, including environmentalists and several First Nations, say the open net-pen farms transfer disease to wild salmon as they migrate past. "Our responsibility as chiefs is the protection of wild salmon and we've known for a long time now that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' mandate is not to protect wild salmon. It is there to make sure that the industry can do what they want."
The fisheries department said in a statement that it was aware of the cases, but as the matter is now before the courts, it would be inappropriate to comment further. "For consultation to be meaningful, a decision-maker must engage in consultation efforts in good faith and with an open mind," the application says. "A consultation process that provides no opportunity to inform or change the course of the decision is merely an opportunity to 'blow off steam.'”
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