Calls to save salmon from across the pond

Mark Hume
March 29, 2010
The Globe and Mail

The Salmon & Trout Association of the United Kingdom has His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as its patron, and Ralph Percy, the Duke of Northumberland, as its president.

Founded 107 years ago, the organization works quietly to promote the proper management of aquatic resources, often focusing its efforts on influencing the highest levels of government.

As its name suggests, the association, which has 100,000 members, has a special interest in trout and salmon.

So it was only a matter of time before it took a stand on one of the most troubling environmental issues of the day: fish farming.

After a careful study of peer-reviewed science, the S&TA last week released its position paper on the impact of aquaculture on wild Scottish salmon stocks. And it is a stunning condemnation of an industry that is also under fire in British Columbia. 

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