First Nations, industry say feds’ B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’

Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation Deputy Chief Isaiah Robinson says the imposed five-year transition undermines reconciliation and economic self-determination for First Nations.
In an effort to safeguard wild Pacific salmon stocks and make good on a 2019 election promise, the Liberal government announced on June 19 that existing open-net salmon farms in B.C. will have five years to transition to land-based, closed containment systems.

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. However, industry stakeholders and the First Nations c...

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