Ottawa delays closure of B.C.'s open-net salmon farms until 2029
The federal government announced Wednesday that it would delay the closure of open net salmon farms off British Columbia's coast until 2029 to facilitate a transition to closed containment systems.
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![An Atlantic salmon is seen jumping inside its tank at a fish farm B.C. The escape of an estimated 20,000 non-native fish off Vancouver Island demonstrates the urgent need to phase out ocean-based farming and calls into question the federal government's own five-year deadline, say wild salmon advocates. An Atlantic salmon is seen jumping inside its tank at a fish farm B.C.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5407918.1718835332!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/fish-farm-fire-20191224.jpg)
The federal government announced Wednesday that it would delay the closure of open net salmon farms off British Columbia's coast until 2029 to facilitate a transition to closed containment systems.