Marine Harvest Canada, NGO break ties

A unique relationship meant to reduce conflict between environmental groups and British Columbia’s largest salmon farming company has fallen apart.

The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform and Marine Harvest Canada confirmed Saturday that the project, known as the Framework for Dialogue, is officially over.

It appears the two sides could not agree on research related to sea lice and closed-containment farming. What remains unclear now is whether more conflict is coming to the often testy debate over salmon farming.

“The industry growing salmon in British Columbia is continuing to improve,” said Clare Backman, a spokesman for Marine Harvest Canada.

“Along the road to improvement and reducing impacts, folks can find things to take issue with, and they’re going to continue to do that. In terms of more conflict, I can’t say. It would depend on issues that people choose to take issue with.”

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