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Salmon farms win court victory: can restock pens
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Aquaculture companies have won a court victory that appears to overturn aspects of a recent federal government decision to phase out contentious fish farms in the Discovery Islands.
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Virtual injunction hearing for three fish farms
The virtual injunction hearing, for three fish farms in the Discovery Islands, began yesterday.
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Reporter Roundtable: Fish farms and seaweed production
In partnership with Cortes Community Radio & Cortes Currents, Folk U Radio offered its first Reporter Roundtable: Fish farms and seaweed production.
The panel:
- Binny Paul (LJI reporter for Campbell River Mirror),
- Rochelle Baker (LJI reporter for Cortes and Quadra Islands, National Observer),
- Roy L Hales (editor of Cortes Currents)
- and Ashley Zarbatany (Folk U Radio’s new political and climate commentator).
SRD protests DFO’s failure to consult
The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) board has joined the growing number of local governments protesting the DFO’s failure to consult before ruling that the Discovery Island fish farms must be phased out by June 2022.
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