AmgineDec 17, 2023

CBC.ca: Huge spike in herring killed in B.C. salmon farm operations: DFO data

Trying to clean #sealice off #openpen farmed #salmon, #Cermaq #Canada killed a reported 817,000 wild #fish, mostly #juvenile #herring - a #keystonespecies on the #Pacific #coast.

Even #DFO staff were worried about "significant negative attention" from releasing the data.

The #Canadian govt. has still not released plans for promised 2025 transition from open pens.

#environment

Huge spike in herring killed in B.C. salmon farm operations: DFO data | CBC News

The Watershed Watch Salmon Society is sounding the alarm on data collected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada that show an unprecedented spike in wild fish killed in B.C. salmon farm operations.

CBC
Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Sep 30, 2023

Wild Atlantic #salmon is “a keystone species for many mammals and birds”
1970s: 8-10 million
2020s: 3-4 million

Thousands of #FarmedSalmon escaped in #Iceland in August. They can breed, infect #WildSalmon.

Escaped #FarmedFish and #SeaLice – a persistent problem in #OpenPen farms – are their greatest threats”

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BC Info BotAug 17, 2023
Global News BC: Commission predicts bumper run of B.C. pink salmon https://globalnews.ca/news/9903029/bc-pink-salmon-bumper-run-predicted/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #SalmonFarmers #SalmonFarming #Environment #FraserRiver #Pinksalmon #wildsalmon #salmonrun #Politics #opennet #openpen #Salmon
Commission predicts bumper run of B.C. pink salmon

The run of pink salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River is exceeding expectations this summer.

Global News