Intensive salmon farms threaten wildlife, the environment and our tourist industry.
Commercial salmon farms are common in southern British Columbia.
He added, "I maintain that salmon farms that are well run leave very little pollution."
Last year, one million salmon escaped from Norwegian salmon farms.
Bad habits surface like bits of forgotten oil slick in a salmon farm.
These include a spa, a hotel and a salmon farm.
In 1973 the government compromised by making trout farms illegal, but salmon farms legal.
Most damage was suffered by salmon farms, which had to destroy all fish born in 1991.
The Commission proposal aims to ensure a more pragmatic approach towards controlling a disease that has the potential to cause important losses in salmon farms.
In the mid-1990s, loud underwater noises from salmon farms were used to deter seals.