Aquaculture

BC salmon farmers, businesses warn under Murray's transition plan coastal communities could 'disintegrate into poverty and eventually into oblivion'

The minister is expected to make an announcement on the transition away from netpen salmon farming in British Columbia in June.

Brian Kingzett, executive director of BC Salmon Farmers Association, speaking at a press conference Wednesday about potential harms from shuttering more netpen salmon farms in British Columbia.
Brian Kingzett, executive director of BC Salmon Farmers Association, speaking at a press conference Wednesday about potential harms from shuttering more netpen salmon farms in British Columbia.Photo: Surrey Board of Trade
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Published 31 May 2023, 16:44Updated 31 May 2023, 17:25