Since Sam doesn't like me telling all about the dirty secrets, I have decided to list facts.
Sam; who lifted the moratorium on net pen fish farms off our coast? Give up; the liberals!
And what have these fish farms done for BC?
Damaged our Salmon, by breeding sealice in the paths young Salmon travel when heading out to sea. This has damaged our comercial and sportfishing opportunities. This is also effecting Bears, which effects one fasset of our tourism industy.
Polution, the average net pen fish farm over a year produces effluent equal to a city of 60,000 people. A city is required to treat their sewage, fish farms are not, and they don't. It has been reported to my but as yet unsubstanciated that many fish farms empty their toilets directly into the pens.
Harm to our Shellfish; Emamectin Benzoate, a nerve impules inhibitor, a known killer of crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, prawns, ect) is apllied regularly to the net pens in attempts to control the sea lice. This product is collecting in the sediment and clams, oysters and a like under the net pens. I wonder how long it will take before it works it's way through the food chain to us.
Problems with the Alaskans; Alaska charged us with biological polution when escaped Atlantic Salmon were found in some of their river. This has been a handycap in our efforts to come to an agreement on the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
Potential for civil war; Many first nation have declared war on fish farms. How many remember the occupation and destruction of the fish farm hatchery at Ocean Falls.
When asked directly if he would restore the moratorium, in light of all of the above, Gordon said "No!" and the expantion continues.
Who closed the forestry campsites? Right again, the Liberals.
This time Sam, instead of asking me to prove all the above, how about you disproving it!
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