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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As land-based salmon farmers around the world face a financial bloodbath, activists push federal election candidates to support the immediate transition of maritime aquaculture operations in BC to onshore tanks. …
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“There is a lack of experienced management in this area that can’t be built up in five years…and I am not sure who is going to insure these land based …