Conservationists and Indigenous groups are fearful that the Liberal government is stalling on its pledge to phase out British Columbia’s open-net salmon farms in the face of pressure from the fish-farm industry.
During the 2019 federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to phase out ocean-based pen farms in B.C. by 2025, because of the risks to the health of wild Pacific salmon. But in June, Ottawa suddenly shelved the release of a draft transition plan toward land-based production.
