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Report: British Columbia’s farmed salmon sector value growing faster than volume

The value of salmon farmed in the west coast Canadian province of British Columbia has increased 37% between 2013 and 2016 

By Undercurrent News | Sept. 28, 2017 08:57 BST
BC Salmon Farmers Association
A salmon net pen farm in British Columbia, Canada.
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The value of salmon farmed in the west coast Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) has increased 37% between 2013 and 2016, according to a report commissioned by the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, reports the Vancouver Sun.  [...]

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