A report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association says the proposed federal ban on marine net-pens in British Columbia would cost taxpayers billions and have 香蕉视频直播渟evere consequences香蕉视频直播� for Canada香蕉视频直播檚 economy, Indigenous communities, and food security.

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It says such losses include $133.6 million per year to First Nations, the loss of more than 4,500 jobs and the elimination of 50,000 tonnes of farm-raised salmon.

In June, the federal government announced that it would delay the closure of open net farms until 2029 to facilitate a transition to closed containment systems.

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The farmers association says in a news release that federal and independent scientists have concluded the farms pose little risk and that removing the farms would not affect the population of wild Pacific salmon.

It says the association and Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship are now urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to 香蕉视频直播渃onsider a more realistic, no-cost-to-taxpayers alternative to transition that would achieve the same outcome as a ban without imposing devastating impacts on the sector, on First Nations香蕉视频直播� rights, and on coastal communities in B.C.香蕉视频直播�

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