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Canada has an inconsistent stance on fish farms - why? 
By Cloe Loga CA Source: nationalobserver 10/10/2023
Cloe Loga
Credit: Watershed Watch Salmon Society via Flickr (CC BYNC-ND 2.0)
If they ignore the open-net pen salmon farm outside their front window, Brian Muldoon and Stan Wentzell say their ocean view is the best thing about living on the south shore of Nova Scotia. Although the couple loves watching the waves crash on the rocks and clouds roll in on the horizon, the fish farm amplifies their fears for the natural environment. They worry about the farm’s impact on wild fish, other marine life and the local ecosystem.
 

In Atlantic Canada, the fish farm industry is on the precipice of a boom. Nova Scotia could see a four-fold increase in open-net pen salmon farming, and significant expansion is planned along the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.

 
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