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Smarter Salmon Farming

In the wake of broad public support and growing industry interest, the BC government has the opportunity to lead a robust, entrepreneurial program supporting the development of win-win closed containment salmon farming technology on a commercial scale.

The Challenge

The Opportunity

The Solution

Overheard...: A study appearing in the journal Science shows, for the first time, that parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms are driving nearby populations of wild salmon toward extinction.

New York Times, December 2007

Learn More: Closing in on a solution for salmon farming

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Priority: Smarter Salmon Farming

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Smarter Salmon Farming