Posted October 14, 2020
Image: Young wild salmon swim close to fish farm net pen.
It goes against independent science and will endanger the survival of juvenile salmon, say ENGOs and First Nations. Go to story
It goes against independent science and will endanger the survival of juvenile salmon, say ENGOs and First Nations.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
OPPONENTS OF OPEN-NET SALMON FARMS are disputing a recent finding by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) that farms in Discovery Islands waters pose little risk to wild salmon.
Environmentalist groups and conservationists claim DFO ignored crucial independent science to downplay the risks to imperilled Fraser River sockeye salmon in favour of the aquaculture industry.
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