Posted by: Phoenix77
Salmon farming objectors get their day in court - 09/29/08 09:21 AM
Harmful impact on wild fish stock numbers and ecotourism claimed
Alexandra Morton will be in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver today for a four-day challenge of the provincial government's constitutional right to regulate and approve fish farm locations.
Until recently, Morton has waged a solo upstream battle against the salmon-farming industry. Not any more.
She is being joined in court by the Wilderness Tourism Association, the Area E Gillnetters Association, the Fishing Vessel Owners Association and the Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society. She specifically created the society to raise $60,000 to fund the court case.
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Alexandra Morton will be in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver today for a four-day challenge of the provincial government's constitutional right to regulate and approve fish farm locations.
Until recently, Morton has waged a solo upstream battle against the salmon-farming industry. Not any more.
She is being joined in court by the Wilderness Tourism Association, the Area E Gillnetters Association, the Fishing Vessel Owners Association and the Pacific Coast Wild Salmon Society. She specifically created the society to raise $60,000 to fund the court case.
Continued@URL... http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/...8f16&k=3071