Nova Scotia seeks ways to trace escaped salmon

CANADA
Thursday, January 14, 2016, 04:30 (GMT + 9)

An advisory committee of industry and stakeholder representatives will provide advice to the government of Nova Scotia on a practical way to trace the origin of escaped salmon. This is part of the new containment management rules for finfish farms of the province. Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell announced the committee members earlier this week. "When we launched new aquaculture regulations in the fall I committed to find a reliable way to trace escaped salmon as part of our responsible approach to developing the industry," said Colwell. "Today, I am taking the first step to do that by appointing this advisory committee to recommend a sound method to trace escaped salmon back to its point of origin." The committee will have a year to consider options and provide advice to the department on a workable approach that would be factored i... FULL STORY