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Review
. 2024 Oct 18;10(42):eadt4568.
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adt4568. Epub 2024 Oct 16.

Phasing out open net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia

Charles Mather  1
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Review

Phasing out open net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia

Charles Mather. Sci Adv. .

Abstract

Canada has committed to banning salmon open net-pen aquaculture in British Columbia by 2029 and is transitioning the industry to closed containment technologies for salmon farming.

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Fig. 1.. Two pink sockeye salmon swimming in different directions.
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