Government officials promote 'sustainable' aquaculture in Norway while wild salmon stocks crash at home

August 17,2009
CSRwire.ca

Where is Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Gail Shea, at a time when one of Canada’s most important commercial runs of salmon is experiencing a catastrophic collapse?  She is showcasing Canada’s aquaculture industry at the Aqua Nor international aquaculture trade show in Trondheim, Norway. 

British Columbia’s Fraser River sockeye may be down to less than ten percent of the predicted return but this has not deterred Minster Shea from joining the Canadian delegation to promote an industry associated with the demise of wild salmon worldwide (Ford and Myers 2008).

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