I think moving to closed containment is the only responsible thing to do at this point in our understanding of the impacts of fish farms on wild stocks. The report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released on Tuesday was quite shocking. At the end of her press conference, the commissioner said that this was one of the most alarming audits she had ever done.
We simply don't fully understand the impacts that fish farms are having on wild salmon. We have crashing wild salmon stocks in British Columbia, as you know. This is a travesty for coastal communities and first nations who rely on these stocks, for a variety of reasons. Until we can prove that those farms are not harming wild salmon, in my opinion they shouldn't be in the ocean. We've seen such action taken in countries around the world, including in the United States and in Norway, where fish farms originated.
Yes, then, I think at this point it's the only responsible thing to do. Until we can get to a point that we're certain fish farming in the ocean is safe, they shouldn't be there.