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Sep
In the News: “Conservation groups pressure feds over Discovery Islands salmon farms”
The Cohen Commission inquiry into declining Fraser River sockeye salmon gave the federal government until Sept. 30, 2020 to show salmon farms in the Discovery Islands were a “minimal risk of serious harm” to migrating salmon, or order them removed.
Now, on the eve of that deadline conservation groups are increasing pressure on Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan to reach a conclusion on the question, leaning toward the latter option.
Read the full story on The Province: Conservation groups pressure feds over Discovery Islands salmon farms