“We all owe a debt of gratitude to these ministers who stood firm in showing the Department of Fisheries what precautionary decision-making looks like,” said Karen Wristen, executive director at Living Oceans Society in a statement. “Departmental advice was to re-issue the Discovery Islands licences, but both ministers took the time to hear from independent scientists who have published extensively on the harm caused by salmon farms.”  Read the full article at North Island Gazette.