The federal authorities’s resolution to delay its ruling on a deliberate transition away from open-net salmon farms from British Columbia coastal waters is being welcomed by opponents on each side of the difficulty.
Representatives from B.C.’s salmon farming trade and Indigenous and conservation teams say they agree the transfer to delay provides federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray extra time to make the correct resolution after a lot confusion.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada assertion says requests from First Nations and others resulted in a plan to increase a session interval till the top of this summer season, with a transition resolution coming at a later unannounced date.
Murray introduced final February the federal government wouldn’t renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms round B.C.’s Discovery Islands, whereas she was anticipated to finish consultations for 79 different open-net farms this month.
Brian Kingzett, B.C. Salmon Farmers Association govt director, says the delay will give Murray extra time to think about the influence of closing a profitable trade that helps 1000’s of jobs.
While Bob Chamberlin, chairman of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance, and Wild Salmon Forever spokesman Tony Allard say the transition extension provides the federal government extra time to construct the case to help wild salmon.
