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The countdown has begun for British Columbian salmon farms to move to entirely land-based operations after the federal government announced a five-year transition to ban open-net farms in the province’s coastal waters.
executive director Brian Kingzett says the federal government is relying on unproven technologies a decade away from viability to justify an 'unrealistic, unreasonable, and unachievable' transition plan. Photograph courtesy of the BCSFA The decreased domestic production has consequently led to increased salmon imports, which Kingzett noted need to be flown into Canada, leading to an increased carbon footprint for the industry.
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