Just in from Alexandra Morton, the leading net pen researcher in the world. Now the science gets even clearer as follows:
Just published! In-depth review of the risk specific farm salmon pathogens causes BC salmon populations. It’s no coincidence the 1st generation of chum that went to sea after salmon farms were removed from the Discovery Islands are returning in larger numbers than we have seen in a long time. We explain why some DFO fish farm science cannot be relied on if you want wild salmon. Huge thanks to my incredible co-authors! This entire edition of Science Advances examines the real cost of salmon farming… https://www.science.org/toc/sciadv/10/42..
Contents | Science Advances 10, 42
Our local representative from Taylor Shellfish has long trashed her in public and is always given a free podium at local Marine Resources Committee meetings to promote his opinions which have never been based in science, but what appears to many as simple character assassination (he has stated numerous times she is not a “real” scientist). The next time you buy shellfish, remember that Taylor Shellfish has been at the forefront of working to discredit her work. Because of the work of businesses attacking her like that, it took years longer to deal with the problems our salmon are facing.
Filed under: Aquaculture, Endangered Species, Environmental Science, Salmon | Tagged: aquaculture, british columbia, Net Pens Aquaculture, research |
Thanks for the heads up on Taylor’s role in discrediting the results of Alexandra Morton’s long and painstaking investigations that informed sound salmon research. It is not easy to see inside the shellfish industry.