First Nations supportive of salmon farming want federal licences renewed – Canada’s National Observer
March 24th 2022
A coalition of First Nations is calling on the federal government to renew salmon farm licences in B.C. this year, saying aquaculture is a vehicle for self-determination, economic development and reconciliation.
The politics of fish farming is heating up again as Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) prepares to review 79 salmon farm operating licences slated to expire in June.
The pending licence decisions will be made as the federal Fisheries Ministry also works to develop a transition plan by 2025 to shift away from open-net pen salmon farming.
