In a March 26 letter to federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance asked her for “regulatory flexibility” during the COVID-19 crisis so they could break the rules while the public is distracted. In their letter they ask for free rein regarding:

• sea lice monitoring
• environmental monitoring
• deposition of organic waste and pesticides
• reporting of mass die-offs

This deregulation would allow fish farm companies to go unchecked for the foreseeable future, increasing risk to threatened wild salmon and marine ecosystems.

Sign the petition: https://salmonpeople.ca/stop-covid-deregulation?fbclid=IwAR0M8wolQ3x9c9t-QS-ddypRrTM5bcXIN5KGTyalpqNSANlUv4m5qTbyiVY