Read Mark Hume’s take in the Globe and Mail on yesterday’s pivotal session at the Cohen Commission into disappearing Fraser sockeye.
“Brock Martland, associate commission counsel, set the stage for a
free-wheeling debate when he opened with ‘a big question,’ asking the
panel if they thought DFO could successfully both regulate and promote
the aquaculture industry, while protecting wild salmon stocks. ‘I
don’t believe that’s possible … those two [mandates] are in conflict,’
shot back Ms. Stewart, who believes the industry damages wild salmon by
spreading sea lice and disease. She said the regulation of fish
farms should be handed off to some other federal agency, such as
Agriculture Canada or Industry Canada, while DFO should be charged with
managing and protecting wild salmon.” (Sept 7, 2011)