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A Fish Farm Critic Vindicated :: Views :: thetyee.ca
'The world's wild salmon population is being ravaged by sea lice infestation from fish farms, new Canadian research has confirmed.
'Up to 95 per cent of young wild salmon that migrate out to sea die after swimming through plumes of lice from infected fish farms, according to results of the research, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America.
'We know that fish farms raise sea lice levels, and we know that sea lice kill fish, ' said Martin Krkosek, the report's author and a mathematical biologist at the University of Alberta.
Between these fingers are fish farms that, because of the hundreds of thousands of hosts -- the caged Atlantic Salmon, are home to millions of sea lice.
The tiny pink and chum smolts must run the gauntlet of these farms as they migrate for their time in the ocean..
John Volpe, British Columbians and fish biologists; plus the David Suzuki Foundation have not only supported Alexandra Morton but have said the situation is even worse..
Hear now the response to this devastating study from the president of the fish farmers' Campbell River-based Positive Aquaculture Awareness, (now isn't that a cute name!) Ian Roberts.

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Scotsman.com News - Fish farming industry - Fish farm expert nets nomination for top award
The Roslin-based scientist has been shortlisted for his contribution to aquaculture, having been secretary to the British Marine Finfish Association for many years.
He has also been technical director of the Scottish Salmon Growers Association and executive director of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers.

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Scotsman.com News - Fish farming industry - Fish farm body under fire in row over escape numbers
On Monday Sid Patten, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation, told a ministerial working group on aquaculture that the number of salmon escaping from Scottish fish farms has halved in the past four years.
But yesterday Roger Brooks, chairman of the Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS), said the average number of salmon escaping from farms annually between 2003 and 2006 exceeded the figure for 2002.
'Accordingly, it is entirely misleading for the salmon farming industry to suggest that they now have escapes under control, ' he said.
In addition, it is quite astonishing that the salmon farming industry feels that it is appropriate to congratulate itself when its annual losses only amount to157, 000 No other animal husbandry operation would display such complacency.'.
Total rubbish, I mean who the heck would insure farm salmon..