Land-based fish farmers in British Columbia say their nascent industry will be adversely impacted by the government’s proposed ban on traditional ocean-based salmon farming on Canada’s west coast.
![“I see a long-term future for land-based [fish farming], but unfortunately, not here in B.C. unless something drastically changes,” - Gary Robinson, consultant with Kuterra](https://seawestnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/land-based-salmon-1170x648.jpeg "land based salmon")
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