Fish farms say report suggests sea lice not significant; opponents disagree

B.C. fish farms say report suggests sea lice not significant; opponents disagree

Posted: Jan. 26, 2023 7:12AMSea lice on wild salmon is a major part of the controversy around whether fish farms should be allowed in B.C.’s coastal waters.report by the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat

“What they found, which is very significant, is that they could not find an association that was significant between the levels of sea lice on farmed salmon and the levels that we see on out-migrating juvenile salmon,” said BC Salmon Farmers Association executive director Brian Kingzett. That decision is now being reviewed by the current minister Joyce Murray. An answer could come within weeks but the Salmon Farmers Association says companies like Mowi will only restart the farms in specific areas if accepted by local First Nations.“First Nations from across British Columbia have communicated to the minister very clearly the support for the removal of fish farms from the oceans of B.C.

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