Published on 2010 11 09 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders, Scientific Literature
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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Published on 2009 09 13 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field, Raincoast updates
by Mike Price Biologist, Raincoast Aquaculture Campaign September 2009 The headlines continue to blare across local, regional, and national newspapers: 11 million Fraser River sockeye missing; poor early marine survival blamed.
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Published on 2009 09 09 | by Raincoast | in In the News
Biologist suggests the parasites could reduce salmon survival rates By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, September 9, 2009 Try swimming in the Pacific Ocean wearing a backpack, and that might hint at difficulties faced by juvenile salmon when sea lice are hitching a ride, according to conservation biologist Michael Price.
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Published on 2009 09 01 | by Raincoast | in Uncategorized
by Mike Price Times Colonist August 29, 2009 Raincoast Conservation agrees with Clare Backman that caution should be used before laying blame for the Fraser River sockeye collapse on salmon farms (“Don’t blame fish farms for sockeye decline,” Aug. 27).
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Published on 2009 08 22 | by Raincoast | in In the News
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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Published on 2009 07 21 | by Raincoast | in Uncategorized
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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Published on 2009 03 27 | by Raincoast | in In the News
Pieta Woolley Georgia Strait March 23, 2009 Sea lice from fish farms may be a greater threat to Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks that conservationists previously thought.
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Published on 2004 06 02 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
A personal understanding of the places we are trying to protect is requisite for working as a Raincoaster. In this spirit, members of our salmon aquaculture team climbed aboard the SV Achiever last month and embarked on a journey of the Great Bear Rainforest. Under the wing of Alexandra Morton, we skirted the shores of […]
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