British Columbia-based salmon farmers are moving forward with new technology in the region even though it remains unclear what technology Canada Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray might approve as part of her plan to transition the province away from traditional netpen farming.
While Murray has not necessarily backed down on using language to describe the plan as a "transition from" netpen salmon farming, she has also not made it clear what western Canada' salmon industry will be transitioning to.
Canada's 2019 Liberal party mandate called for all netpen salmon farms in British Columbia to be transitioned to closed-containment systems by 2025, but Murray's office has since made it less clear if that will be the primary form of transition.
