Aquaculture

Canadian government lays out salmon farming transition plan

2024-09-24T07:31:00

Canadian salmon

With net-pen farming to be phased out by 30 June 2029, consultation and engagement to be led by an interdepartmental taskforce

A draft plan has been published by the Government of Canada outlining the transition of the salmon farming industry in British Columbia (BC) away from open net pens to closed containment and other land-based production systems.

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