The B.C. government says the salmon farming industry in the province is in high compliance with provincial regulations, and levels of disease and sea lice were acceptable in 2006.
The government released its 2006 compliance and enforcement and fish health reports Tuesday, saying the industry met more than 99 per cent of the standards, said Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell.
"I think the public clearly expressed their concerns around this industry. They want to make sure it's done in an environmentally safe way that protects wild salmon," Bell told CBC News.
The release of the two reports is not an attempt by the government to promote the fish farming industry, he said.
"What I'm doing today is reporting out to you on the standards of the day and is the industry meeting those standards or not," he said. "It is not to sell you on the industry and to tell you the industry is safe."
