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Has the government of British Columbia, Canada, banned new intertidal geoduck aquaculture?

April 26, 2017aquaculture banned British Columbia geoduck government intertidal

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Has the government of British Columbia, Canada, banned new intertidal geoduck aquaculture?

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A. Yes. The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands used to state that this was: “due to the lack of understanding on the effects of geoduck aquaculture techniques to fish habitat”. Because of pressure from the shellfish aquaculture industry, this now says: “while the policy for intertidal geoduck culture is under review”.