Alexandra Morton's letter to the fisheries minister on missing sockeye
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 12:02AM Fish biologist Alexandra Morton wrote a letter to Fisheries Minister Gail Shea regarding this year's dismal return of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River.
LINK (Via: Straight.com)
Fisheries Minister Shea probably did not get the letter right away because she was in Norway attending an aqua culture (fish farm) trade show.
LINK (Via: Canada.com)
Meanwhile another sea lice factory has been proposed for the Johnstone Strait.
A proposed new fish farm in Johnstone Strait has won a qualified approval from the Strathcona Regional District, which takes in the midsection of Vancouver Island and a stretch of the mainland north of Powell River.
"This is where the waters funnel through Johnstone Strait," Ruby Berry, a spokeswoman for Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform, said Friday. "All of the juvenile salmon that migrate through the Georgia Strait have to pass by this farm."
LINK (Via: The Globe and Mail)
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Reader Comments (3)
great film and information, thanks for posting it. Can the sea lice be treated w/ chemical at the fish farms to eradicate them. I seriously doubt that the Cnadian govt. will shut down the farms, after all thier pockets are geting greased. I think the solution would be an aquacide for sea lice specific to give the sockeye a fighting chance to regenerate their populations.
treating the sea lice with chemicals occurs every once in a while, but it doesn't stop them from permeating through the netted-pens. The problem with these chemicals is that they target all arthropods, so crabs, shrimp, and tons of other species in the area take a hit when they dump it. The only solution is closed-containment fish farming.
I don't know squat about fishfarming with pens, is there a closed containment system that could be used in cases like this. let me guess, there is , and its really expensive.