Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

Despite opposing views on the ban, advocates for the industry and the First Nations who operate salmon farms agree the government’s draft transition plan is lacking.
B.C. salmon farmers, suppliers, and the United Steelworkers Union rally against the federal government's decision to ban open-net salmon farms on the West Coast by 2029 in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sept. 11.

Neither wild salmon advocates nor those for British Columbia's aquaculture industry are happy with the feds’ nearly two-months-late “plan to make a plan” for the industry’s transition to entirely land-based operations by 2029. However, with the fate of the industry a...

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