The federal government's plan to phase out open-net salmon farms on the B.C. Some scientists say the farms transfer pathogens and sea lice to wild salmon, and believe they are a factor in the collapse of B.C. Terry Beech, parliamentary secretary to the minister of fisheries, said the government remains committed to banning open-net farms by 2025 and moving to a sustainable model. First Nations, commercial and sport fishing groups and eco-tourism operators teamed up to demand the removal of 18 fish farms in the Discovery Islands near Campbell River. The group said the farms are a major hazard to juvenile wild salmon that have to swim past as they migrate to the ocean.

Source: CBC News November 12, 2020 23:37 UTC