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Those in favour of and opposed to salmon farms in B.C. are worried time is running out: environmental groups say depleted salmon stocks can't afford to wait for the transition, while the industry worries about job losses if the transition isn't handled carefully.
Salmon farmers in British Columbia, Canada, appear to no longer be facing the imminent end of net-pen farming in the entire region following several tours of the region by the country's Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO) Minister, Joyce Murray.
Transitioning away from open net fish farms in Canada needs not to be rushed, said the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Fishing Association (BCSFA).
First Nations fighting to get salmon farms out of the ocean are dismayed in the wake of federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray's recent engagement tour on a plan to transition open-net pen operations in B.C.
First Nations critical of salmon farms are convinced that what's in the works is a watered-down version of Ottawa’s promise.