Lake Cowichan supports fish farm containment research
Lexi Bainas
January 30, 2009
Cowichan Valley Citizen
Lake Cowichan town council will add its voice to those of several other Vancouver Island communities, including North Cowichan, asking the provincial government to fund research into closed containment technology for fish farms. They were responding to a request from the Georgia Strait Alliance, whose letter to council urged them to act quickly.
Coun. Tim McGonigle suggested a letter to support the idea be sent to Premier Gordon Campbell and said, "it behooves us to look at various aquaculture programs, particularly if they can reduce such problems as sea lice."
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Posted February 3rd, 2009
