@fishyboi1231 To be clear, although sea lice are naturally occurring on all stages of salmon, salmon farms can be an additional source. Sea lice is initially transferred to farmed salmon from wild sources and levels of sea lice on salmon farms are dependant on many factors such as; previous abundance levels of wild salmon return in fall, salinity, currents, temperatures and abundance of other resident hosts. Please visit our site for more info.
@BCSalmonFacts but the lice are that come off the salmon in the farms in big numbers kill small wild salmon fry because they usually don't encounter large schools of salmon in the wild.
@fishyboi1231 For over a decade now, salmon farmers have used the ‘precautionary principle’ and managed levels of sea lice to such low levels that there is limited or no transfer of sea lice from farmed to wild fish during critical times of year such as the spring.
@fishyboi1231 Salmon farmers have never said there is zero risk, that is exactly why each farm follows a strict sea lice management program in order to reduce or eliminate risk to juvenile wild salmon. There are also other many other natural environmental factors at play, sea lice are just one part of the equation.
There is a reason that Alaska will not allow Atlantic salmon fish farms in their waters--because they will destroy the natural runs. Already Atlantic salmon that have escaped the pens have shown up in places like the Situk River outside of Yakutat, Alaska. This is frightening, because the Atlantic salmon and outcompete the natural salmon and introduce bacteria and disease.
@norwaynever The risk of Atlantic salmon colonizing in BC or Alaskan waters has also been studied extensively, and has been concluded that this risk is very, very low.
In the unlikely event of an escape, farmed salmon would not be much competition for the more aggressive, and more numerous wild fish, as farmed salmon are accustomed to eating pellets.
That is a BEAUTIFUL underwater shot of the salmon. What was it shot with?
AquacultureAwareness 5 months ago
sea lice are the killers that come off these farms
fishyboi1231 8 months ago
@fishyboi1231 To be clear, although sea lice are naturally occurring on all stages of salmon, salmon farms can be an additional source. Sea lice is initially transferred to farmed salmon from wild sources and levels of sea lice on salmon farms are dependant on many factors such as; previous abundance levels of wild salmon return in fall, salinity, currents, temperatures and abundance of other resident hosts. Please visit our site for more info.
BCSalmonFacts 8 months ago
@BCSalmonFacts but the lice are that come off the salmon in the farms in big numbers kill small wild salmon fry because they usually don't encounter large schools of salmon in the wild.
fishyboi1231 6 months ago
@fishyboi1231 For over a decade now, salmon farmers have used the ‘precautionary principle’ and managed levels of sea lice to such low levels that there is limited or no transfer of sea lice from farmed to wild fish during critical times of year such as the spring.
BCSalmonFacts 6 months ago
@BCSalmonFacts than why are wild fish still being affected and dying?
fishyboi1231 6 months ago
@fishyboi1231 Salmon farmers have never said there is zero risk, that is exactly why each farm follows a strict sea lice management program in order to reduce or eliminate risk to juvenile wild salmon. There are also other many other natural environmental factors at play, sea lice are just one part of the equation.
BCSalmonFacts 6 months ago
There is a reason that Alaska will not allow Atlantic salmon fish farms in their waters--because they will destroy the natural runs. Already Atlantic salmon that have escaped the pens have shown up in places like the Situk River outside of Yakutat, Alaska. This is frightening, because the Atlantic salmon and outcompete the natural salmon and introduce bacteria and disease.
norwaynever 1 year ago
@norwaynever The risk of Atlantic salmon colonizing in BC or Alaskan waters has also been studied extensively, and has been concluded that this risk is very, very low.
In the unlikely event of an escape, farmed salmon would not be much competition for the more aggressive, and more numerous wild fish, as farmed salmon are accustomed to eating pellets.
BCSalmonFacts 1 year ago
@norwaynever It's a common myth that Alaska "doesn't allow fish farms". Click on my name to find out that this is one big fish tale.
AlaskaRanchedSalmon 1 year ago
Very informative, well done.
seayalatermoonglow 1 year ago