Predatory delay
The federal government banned open-net pen salmon farms by July 1st, 2029. Immediate regulatory change is needed!
Dan
June 29, 2024
The federal government banned open-net pen salmon farms by July 1st, 2029. Immediate regulatory change is needed!
Since 2021, Cermaq killed over a million wild herring while ridding their farmed Atlantic salmon of sea lice.
So, is the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) removing fish farms from BC waters by 2025 (ie this year)? Or are they planning to expand the industry, locking the coast in for another 6
Cermaq Canada recently received approval to expand 3 facilities in Clayoquot Sound, and they currently have 7 more expansion applications under review.
Cermaq’s second trial of their semi-closed containment system was a failure. Their SCCS will not protect wild salmon.
As part of the planning to transition fish farms out of BC waters by 2025, DFO conducted a survey. Hidden in Annex B: 78% of respondents want fish farms out of the ocean!
22 groups signed a joint letter to Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray asking her to stop Clayoquot fish farm expansions, and to remove all fish farms from BC waters by 2025
Why is the Department of Fisheries is approving fish farm expansions in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve while the Minister is developing a plan to remove fish farms from BC waters by 2025?
Salmon farms are coming of the ocean in record numbers—in the Broughton Archipelago, Discovery Islands, shishalh nation and Washington State!
Why was Cermaq Canada rewarded for breaking sea lice regulations at their Bawden Point salmon farm near Tofino?
