Escape of non-native salmon on B.C. coast puts farm phase-out deadline in question

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“It’s incidents like this that make it pretty clear that we really do need the federal government to move on removing farms from British Columbian waters. This is just another stressor on wild fish, so we just hope that we see a plan very soon,” he said Monday.He said Atlantic salmon can compete with wild Pacific salmon for food and habitat, as well as spread parasites and viruses.

The damaged pen discovered Friday will be towed to land and an investigation will be undertaken to determine the cause of the fire, it says.“The escaped fish are farm animals unaccustomed to living in the wild, and thus unable to forage their own food and easy prey. Judging by the number of sea lions congregating near the involved farm it is likely many have already been eaten by predators,” it says.

Morrison said the company is still interested in exploring alternatives with the government to an outright ban on ocean-based farms, including closed-containment farms in the ocean. Closed containment farms, which can be either on land or self-contained in the ocean, could require extensive consultations, land negotiations and other delay-causing steps, he said.Story continues below advertisement

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Fire at B.C. fish farm damages net pen, up to 21,000 Atlantic salmon escapeArea environmental and Indigenous groups say in a statement Atlantic salmon are not native to Pacific waters and the escape presents ecological and environmental risks to wild salmon stocks were these fish fed GMO feed and antibiotics that could cause genetic mutation in natural stocks or negative effects on the eco-chain? Atlantic salmon in BC? 🤔 That’s the same photo CBCNL used in their story on salmon mortality in NL. You could at least use the right pic for your story.
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