Is DFO shifting its support for open net-pen salmon aquaculture cages?
A DFO is committed to protecting the environment as a sustainable aquaculture industry continues to develop in Canada. DFO encourages innovation and the development of new technologies, like closed containment systems that could improve the sustainability of the salmon farming industry’s current practices. DFO believes that the current best practices used by the salmon aquaculture today – using open net pen cages – are sustainable and responsible. Salmon farmers, particularly in BC, operate under some of the strictest regulations in the world. In January 2008, the Province of BC recently issued its 2006 compliance report noting that the industry is 99.7% compliance with those regulations. That is a pretty impressive score.
