Fraser River Sockeye may be at risk of sea lice infection from salmon farms

Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR)
March 23, 2009
Press Release

Vancouver, BC - Genetic analyses have confirmed the predominance of Fraser River populations in samples of juvenile sockeye salmon caught near salmon farms in northern Georgia Strait.

Fraser sockeye populations include the world famous Adams River and highly threatened Cultus Lake salmon. 

For full press release see CAAR webpage.

For video see Fraser Sockeye Lice Infestation (Calling from the Coast)

See the independent scientific report - Sea Louse Infestation in Wild Juvenile Salmon and Pacific Herring Associated with Fish Farms off the East-Central Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia  

For a related stories see:

The Georgia Strait Alliance

The Courier Islander