Canada’s BC salmon farm ban could cost $9 billion

Canadian farmed salmon

Proposal is a reckless decision by the Trudeau government that ignores both science and economic reality, says BCSFA

The Canadian government’s proposed ban on current marine net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia (BC) will have severe consequences for the country’s economy, indigenous communities and food security, according to a new economic impact report commissioned and published by the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA).

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