<p>In British Columbia where multinational corporations have controlled salmon farms for decades – they are now under a deadline to leave.&nbsp;The Canadian government has told them to get out of the ocean by 2029.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Many people can’t believe they even want to stay. Climate change is causing all sorts of problems – warm water spawning algae growths, rampant sea lice infestations and diseases. Some farms have lost hundreds of thousands of fish in die offs.</p><p>John Holder has been designing land-based fish farms all over the world for twenty-five years.&nbsp;He doesn’t believe the ocean open-net farms have a future anywhere.</p><p>“The climate is going to force them off the ocean”, Holder said.</p><p>The companies – Mowi – Cermaq and previously Grieg - say they can’t move because there is no available land, no reliable sources of water and electricity in B.C.</p><p>But John Holder with his partner Rob Walker have found land and are developing two land-based farms in the province. Walker says land-based farms are operating all over the world growing salmon, trout, arctic char, tilapia and more. They provide food and a small income to family growers.&nbsp;&nbsp;In Canada Holder says he is helping First Nations who are embracing land-based fish farms in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario. But not in B.C. – not yet. &nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>