Does salmon farming have a future in Canada?: Ken Coates and Linda Sams for Inside Policy Talks – MLI
March 4, 2025
In this episode, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Ken Coates sits down with Linda Sams, biologist with over 37 years of business and management experience in the aquaculture sector, and an expert in the Canadian salmon farming industry.
In this insightful discussion, Sams shares her extensive background and experience in salmon aquaculture, and provides an inside look at the evolution of salmon farming, the ecological challenges the industry has addressed, and the vital role it plays in supporting rural coastal communities.
Coates and Sams also delve into the controversies and threats facing the salmon farming sector, including poorly informed government policies that could devastate these local economies.
