Juvenile sockeye infected with sea lice as they migrate past fish farms in the Discovery Islands
Juvenile sockeye infected with sea lice as they migrate past fish farms in the Discovery Islands.

Impacts of sea lice on wild salmon

Raincoast's Mike Price speaks with CFAX

ByRaincoast

As the 8th International Sea lice Conference gets underway in Victoria, BC, Dave Dickson at CFAX speaks with Raincoast biologist Micheal Price about his sea lice research and early findings on the presence of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River sockeye.

Click here for the interview (MP3)

salmonsea lice from fish farms spread to Fraser sockeye salmonsea lice research

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