Canada: Plan outlines First Nations-led salmon farming transition in British Columbia

Published Jan 19, 2023

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A report titled BC Salmon Aquaculture Transition: Then & Now outlines the history of innovation in Canada's salmon farming sector and a new framework for its future, focused on reconciliation, food security, and climate-friendly protein production. This framework, released by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, aims to transition the sector to First Nations-led operations, with a plan that includes principles such as Indigenous self-determination, reconciliation, and sustainable growth. The sector's investment in technology and innovation is expected to align with federal initiatives like the Climate Change Plan and Blue Economy Strategy, generating economic benefits and contributing to the success of BC's economy.

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The report, called BC Salmon Aquaculture Transition: Then & Now, also outlines how the sector’s deep history of innovation supports the federal government’s vision for BC aquaculture, reconciliation, food security, the blue economy and climate friendly protein production. In July 2022, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) released a framework for discussion regarding the net pen transition plan for BC. The proposal for transition of the salmon farming sector to be First Nations-led is taking place concurrently, with DFO’s development of a new framework. “Working together with First Nations who are interested in aquaculture is essential to our future on the west coast,” said Diane Morrison, board chair of the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) and managing director of Mowi Canada West, in a press release. “These principles will ensure we transition in a way that progressively minimises interactions with wild salmon and be led by the First Nations in whose ...

Source: Thefishsite