A group of aquaculture industry suppliers are appealing to the Prime Minister and cabinet to allow for a six-year salmon farm licence renewal in the salmon farming sector in B.C. and elsewhere.
含羞草研究社淲e need your help. As businesses engaged in the British Columbia Salmon Farming Sector, we directly employ many hundreds of British Columbians, and indirectly support thousands more,含羞草研究社� says the letter signed by 24 business owners and managers in the B.C. salmon farming sector.
In 2019, the federal Liberals made an election commitment that would move fish farms out of the water an onto land-based operations but that commitment 含羞草研究社渃ame with no consultation with our employees or the families they support,含羞草研究社� the letter says.
Since that time, little to no concrete information has been put forward 含羞草研究社� leaving an entire sector mired in uncertainty, the letter says. The impact of that uncertainty alone has and continues to negatively impact British Columbians as a whole, the businesses say.
含羞草研究社淭hose within this food production sector are unable to plan for the future of their families, not knowing if their jobs will exist in the months and years ahead. This is an unjust and unfair situation for the hard-working people of this province. Additionally, the private sector is limited in its ability to invest further in the face of this continued uncertainty.含羞草研究社�
The sector has shown a commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship, they say, and the plan is to accelerate this trajectory to become world leaders over the next decade, if given the opportunity.
含羞草研究社淭he future that all parties want includes the most progressive and ethical methods of salmon farming. But it含羞草研究社檚 a future that requires hard work and investment, resources that require a long-term outlook to succeed. Overall, we know that a 含羞草研究社楻esponsible BC Salmon Farming含羞草研究社� transition pathway is within our reach. This path can and must support enhanced wild salmon protection, further Indigenous reconciliation, continued innovation, the highest quality home-grown food production, and additional job creation across our province.
含羞草研究社淭o get there, we need you to provide the certainty needed for further private sector investment. Our people need hope for the future, and certainty that they will be able to provide for their families tomorrow. A single salmon production cycle takes six years from start to finish. We ask that you take the next step with us, and support a minimum six-year license renewal.含羞草研究社�
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