New research shows sea lice from salmon farms infect Fraser River sockeye salmon

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 12:00AM
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Sidney, B.C. - A new study published yesterday in the journal Public Library of Science ONE by researchers from Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Watershed Watch Salmon Society, and the Universities of Victoria and Simon Fraser provides the first link between salmon farms and elevated levels of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River sockeye salmon.

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