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First Nation, Grieg press on with new salmon net-pen plans despite BC phase-out

'This is going to be in the unceded territory of the nation, and we feel that we have the right to decide what goes into our territory.' -- Tlowitsis Nation chief John Smith

By Nick Sambides Jr. | Dec. 17, 2021 18:12 GMT
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Cermaq farm, Brent Island, British Columbia. Photo: Ola Wietecha/ Undercurrent News, October 2015
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The Canadian government is planning to phase out Atlantic salmon net-pen farms in the province of British Columbia (BC) between now and 2025, but one First Nation is among a dozen entities bucking that trend in a major way [...]

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