Thank you, Minister.
You listed some of the impacts on wild Pacific salmon. I agree fish farms are one component of these impacts. However, earlier you also discussed the importance of following the precautionary principle. Currently we have sound research and evidence that there are harms as a result of fish farms on wild Pacific salmon.
With the precautionary principle being considered here, why are we still seeing open-net fish farms in our waters that continue to harm our surrounding marine ecosystems?