DFO MINISTER JOYCE MURRAY today announced a decision to shut down 15 open pen salmon farms around Discovery Islands.
"Murray says the Discovery Islands area is a key migration route for wild salmon where narrow passages bring migrating juvenile salmon into close contact with the farms.
She says in a news release that recent science indicates uncertainty over the risks posed by the salmon farms to wild salmon."
More on today's announcement here.
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