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Canadian government opts to not renew licenses to controversial Discovery Islands salmon farms

'The state of wild Pacific salmon is dire, and we must do what we can to ensure their survival' -- Joyce Murray

By Nick Sambides Jr. | Feb. 17, 2023 23:34 GMT
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The Discovery Islands in British Columbia, pictured from the air.
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The Canadian federal government will not renew the licenses for 15 controversial net-pen Atlantic salmon farms off the British Columbian coast of the Discovery Islands [...]

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