If you ban fish farms because they impact the wild salmon, then you have to ban ALL activity which poses a threat. This includes Rec and Commercial fisheries which are the largest threat to the wild salmon population. It is quite hypocritical to ban one while seeking to expand the other. I don't see Terry calling for the ban on development on the Fraser River, or a ban on commercial salmon harvest, or the forest industry to stop cutting trees. All of which impact the salmon. He has a pet peeve regarding fish farms and his blinders on for everything else cause it doesn't fit with his agenda.
Farms can't be put on shore. This idea is ludicrous. The environmental impact of putting the farms on shore is immense. One has to consider the amount of land which will have to be cleared, and the amount of energy which will be required. When this is factored in, the sum total impact on the environment is huge. The real solution is to stop talking about silly ideas such as on shore, closed containment, and shutting the farms down (which by the way will cost the province dearly after the legal battles are over). Start using sdome common sense, and try to come up with an equitable solution. Have the WSA, Morton et al, instead of radical BS, use their energy to start talking to the companies and discuss how the production plans could be altered to allow the out migration with little or no impact. Has anyone tried that? No because that would mean that Alex is out of a job.
