A B.C. MP’s private member’s bill would see this province’s ocean-based salmon farms move to land-based facilities within five years.
“Since I’ve been an MP, we’ve had the second worst return of sockeye salmon in history in 2009 and this summer has been the worst in history,” said Fin Donnelly, federal New Democrat MP for Port Moody-Coquitlam. “We’ve had one good year, but the majority have not been good and open-net salmon farms are harming wild salmon.”
Donnelly’s appeal for the support of B.C.’s new Liberal MPs includes a statement of support from Canadian actor William Shatner on Donnelly’s website findonnelly.ndp.ca.
Although the chances of a private member’s bill gaining royal assent are slim, “this is a chance for MPs to vote their conscience and choose to protect wild salmon,” said Donnelly.
“B.C. has a real chance to be a world technology leader in closed containment (salmon farming) if the federal government does the right thing and moves on this.”
Randy Shore – Vancouver Sun – October 11, 2016.
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