Representatives from B.C.'s salmon farming industry and Indigenous and conservation groups said Tuesday they agree the delay gives federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray more time to make the right decision after much confusion.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada statement says requests from First Nations and others resulted in a plan to extend a consultation period until the end of this summer, with a transition decision coming at a later unannounced date. Murray's mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included developing the plan to shift from open-net salmon farming in B.C. waters by 2025, as well as working to introduce Canada's first Aquaculture Act.
"She continues to deviate from the process everybody signed on to, and this is troubling because we have over a billion dollars in economic activity, and thousands of jobs on the line and the social health of a number of First Nations communities," Kingzett said in an interview. He said the alliance made requests for documents and data from the government last January, but still is waiting for them to arrive.
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