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New research shows sea lice from salmon farms infect Fraser River sockeye

2011 February 82024 July 8

New study by Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Watershed Watch Salmon Society shows sea lice from fish farms infect Fraser River sockeye salmon…

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Fish farms on the BC coast threaten wild salmon.
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Lice affect more salmon than thought, study says

2010 November 132024 July 8

By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
November 11, 2010

Sea lice from fish farms appear to have spread to wild salmon in a much wider area of coastal B.C. than previously believed, a newly published study concludes…

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Fish farms on the BC coast threaten wild salmon.
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Sea lice from fish farms infect wild juvenile salmon in multiple regions

2010 November 92024 July 8

Today, the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences published findings by Raincoast and other researchers on sea lice infestations of wild juvenile salmon near salmon farms…

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Fish farms on the BC coast threaten wild salmon.
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Proposed Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard opposed by over 40 North American organizations

2010 September 12024 July 8

Over 40 organizations from across Canada and the U.S., including Raincoast, have submitted a joint letter to the General Standards Board opposing proposed organic standards that allow antibiotic and chemical treatments of farmed fish.

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Fraser Sockeye: Scale of sea-lice problem?

2009 August 222024 July 8

by Mike Price Globe and Mail, Aug. 19, 2009 Paul Sprout, of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, writes that sea lice from fish farms are not the explanation for this year’s crash of Fraser River sockeye (Fishing For Answers – letters, Aug. 15). How can anyone make such a conclusive statement at this juncture?

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Wild salmon, not fish farms

2009 July 212024 July 8

Times Colonist July 18, 2009 By Mike Price It is ironic that Clare Backman (“Salmon farms, wild fish can co-exist,” July 14) describes the connection between repetitive communication and personal belief. It is this very technique that salmon-farm companies have employed

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