The importance of large carnivores: Awakening Spirits
A new book chapter by Raincoast senior scientist Dr. Paul Paquet and co-authors discusses the ecological role of large carnivores on the landscape…
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New study of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River Sockeye
North Island Gazette
February 17, 2011A new study published by researchers from Raincoast, Watershed Watch, UVic and SFU shows a link between salmon farms and sea lice on juvenile Fraser River sockeye salmon…
Raincoast responds to fish farm comments in Vancouver Sun
Raincoast responds to industry letter in Vancouver Sun that dismisses fish farms as a problem for wild salmon…
Dogs as sentinels of disease in wildlife and humans
Exposure to infectious agents in dogs in remote coastal British Columbia: Possible sentinels of diseases in wildlife and humans. Heather M. Bryan, Chris T. Darimont, Paul C. Paquet, John A. Ellis, Noriko Goji, Maëlle Gouix, Judit E. Smits Citation Bryan, Heather M., Chris T. Darimont, Paul C. Paquet, John A. Ellis, Noriko Goji, Maëlle Gouix, and Judit…
Researchers link fish farms to sea lice on Fraser sockeye
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
Sea lice are spreading from fish farm salmon to young Fraser River sockeye as they migrate through the Strait of Georgia, a new study has found…
Study the first link between farms and sockeye
Courier-Islander
A new study published Monday by researchers from Raincoast and Watershed Watch provides the first link between salmon farms and elevated levels of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River sockeye salmon…
It’s Official: Sea Lice From Salmon Farms Infecting Wild Stock
AlterNet
A new study is the first to show a potential role of salmon farms in sea lice transmission to juvenile sockeye salmon during their critical early migration to the sea…
Wild salmon sea lice linked to B.C. fish farms
CBC News
Young sockeye salmon from B.C.’s Fraser watershed are infected with higher levels of sea lice after swimming past salmon farms, a new study has found…
Sea Lice From Salmon Farms Infect Fraser River Sockeye
(ENS) – The first link between salmon farms and elevated levels of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River sockeye has been demonstrated by new research published today…
New research shows sea lice from salmon farms infect Fraser River sockeye
New study by Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Watershed Watch Salmon Society shows sea lice from fish farms infect Fraser River sockeye salmon…
Sea lice from salmon farms infect juvenile sockeye
Young sockeye salmon from the Fraser River are being infected with sea lice as they pass fish farms on their migration routes.
