11 Aug
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Commercial fishers and wild salmon advocates applaud big returns to BC waters

In 2018, the B.C. government, First Nations and the salmon farming industry reached an agreement to phase out 17 open-net farms in the Broughton Archipelago between 2019 and 2023. The agreement was negotiated to establish a farm-free migration corridor to help reduce harm to wild salmon.”The strong pink salmon run comes two years after the closure of two open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the area”. #endthepens

Read the article in BIV.