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More evidence that sea lice threaten wild salmon.

Nola Poirier : Feb 1.2010

The Nanaimo Daily News reported today on the growing evidence of sea lice limiting salmon runs. 

Walter Cordery reports that "it looks like Alexandra Morton was right and that sea lice associated with fish farms are killing wild salmon." ( …)"Sea lice problems have skyrocketed in the past year to triple their numbers. They are growing resistant to the chemical the Norwegian fish farm industry uses to try to control them. This is disconcerting for British Columbians because Norwegian companies dominate the industry off the B.C. coast, owning more than 90% of the fish farms."

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