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B.C. Salmon Farming Ban Faces National Security Test

Canadian Seafood Farmers says Ottawa’s new national security pledge to boost domestic food production conflicts with its 2029 ...
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Salmon Farming in B.C. Tops National Aquaculture Agenda

New leadership at Canadian Seafood Farmers pushes for science-based policies, investment certainty and increased domestic ...
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Seismic Political Shift Offers New Hope for B.C.’s Salmon Farmers

After almost a decade of NDP rule marked by indifference to salmon farming, the election of a Conservative majority signals a ...
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Canada Funds Asian Fish Farms While Shutting Down B.C.’s

Canada is spending $24 million to strengthen aquaculture across Asia while pursuing a policy that threatens thousands of jobs ...
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Vancouver Island’s Resource Economy at a Critical Crossroads

Two new reports warn that declining aquaculture and forestry production, coupled with inadequate power planning, threaten ...
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Ottawa Pressed to Reveal Cost of Salmon Farming Ban in B.C.

Ottawa is being challenged to explain how Canadians will afford salmon and where future supplies will come from if the Carney government proceeds with plans to shut down conventional ocean salmon ...
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