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Marine Biologist Morton Discovers Sea Lice on HerringAlexandra Morton took pictures of herring covered in sea lice on July 18th, off of a dock near northern Vancouver Island. “There were thousands of herring, all of which were very young. Sea lice on herring this small (about 4cm long) were never reported before salmon farms arrived. These lice appear to be Caligus, which are also found on farm salmon.” According to Alex, the tiny herring must have passed through an area with a lot of adult lice- her educated guess is salmon farm feedlots.
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Latest on Thu, 10:03 am : March 24, 2011 I would like to suggest that people send e-mails or written letters to the 2 largest offending Salmon farm operators in BC waters. Cermaq and Marine Harvest are large Norwegian companies that operate the majority of open net farms in BC. Below are e-mail addresses to management people at these corporations. (Google these companies for more info. & review their "sustainability policies") I suggest telling them of your concerns about their conduct in their host country of Canada and perhaps discuss issues like... their continued denial of unsustainable operating practises, their non acceptance of responsibility that their operations cause [...] : We've heard about it, and WSC has signed onto a brief to the FDA noting our objection to the pending approval. For more information, check out the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network at www.cban.ca Best TB : have you seen the news clip about the FDA in the USA approving PEI gm salmon as safe? |
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