STUDIES SHOW FARMS NOT DRIVING SEA LICE IN WILD SALMON

Science Exposes Activist Myths Driving Federal Plan to Ban BC Salmon Farms

SeaWestNews New peer-reviewed findings show the evidence does not support the narrative that “no salmon farms mean no sea lice”, raising fresh questions about Ottawa’s activist-induced plan to curtail ocean-based aquaculture in British Columbia. The post Science Exposes Activist Myths Driving Federal Plan to Ban BC Salmon Farms appeared first on Sea West News.

STUDIES SHOW FARMS NOT DRIVING SEA LICE IN WILD SALMON

photo credit: bcsalmonfarmers.ca CAMPBELL RIVER – Salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago are not driving sea lice levels in wild Pacific Salmon. “Diseases of Aquatic Organisms”, a peer-reviewed paper released by the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, reviewed sea lice monitoring data collected between 2016 and 2024, demonstrating that natural environmental factors, not the presence of salmon farms, are the primary drivers of sea lice prevalence…

NO FARMS, STILL SEA LICE…AGAIN: EVIDENCE MOUNTS FURTHER DEBUNKING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SALMON FARMING AND PARASITE LEVELS - BC Salmon Farmers Association

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