yes elmos post blew up back in her face, Claiming this years Fraser sockeye return was going to be massive after that first test fishing result and contributing it to the removal of the farms.

now what?

Never ceases to surprise me the extent to which "Elmo" has a luxury condo in the minds of so many pro-salmon people. They hang on her every word and can't stop talking about her and what she says.

Aquaculture is depleting the oceans: A farmed salmon can consume more than six times its weight in wild fish


The rapid growth of the industry has increased demand for fishmeal and fish oil, creating environmental and social costs that are often felt far from the consumers who buy the final products


https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-13/aquaculture-is-depleting-the-oceans-a-farmed-salmon-can-consume-more-than-six-times-its-weight-in-wild-fish.html?outputType=amp#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17870225716517&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

yes elmos post blew up back in her face, Claiming this years Fraser sockeye return was going to be massive after that first test fishing result and contributing it to the removal of the farms.

now what?

As for a sockeye fishery, the early summer, summer run and late run, the in season forecast has all been downgraded by 50% or more for all 3. Non FN openings are highly unlikely

My buddy just returned from the Island. Reporting lots of pinks around Campbell River

Falkland Islanders call for referendum on plans for massive salmon farm

The 3,500 population is divided over the venture, which would bring investment and jobs, but critics claim the environmental cost would be too high ands data provided.

“It is then the people who will get to decide what happens in their own country,” said Sally Poncet, of SFF. She says she has lost confidence in the consultation process, which began on 7 August and will run until 30 October.

Reports commissioned by the Falklands government as part of the consultation are based on unverifiable data provided by Unity Marine, Poncet claimed. There is “insufficient information” on the impact that the industry would have on the islands, she said.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/falkland-islands-referendum-salmon-farm?CMP=share_btn_url

Scientists studying Chinook salmon caught in the wild to evaluation sport angling impacts found 16% of the 99 fish sampled had tenacibaculosis — a bacterial disease that causes lesions and death in fish. Previously this disease was mostly known as common among farmed Atlantic salmon where it can be fatal within days once symptoms become apparent. This is the first instance of this disease found in wild Pacific Salmon. According to Dr Emiliano Di Cicco, a fish health researcher with the Pacific Salmon Foundation and lead author of the study, the findings provide new evidence that is not accounted for in DFO’s existing disease risk assessment.

source: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/bc-researchers-discover-deadly-bacterial-disease-in-wild-chinook-12592892

Dr Di Cicco: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emiliano-Di-Cicco

Both Tom and Dick were great friends of mine. We fished together for years in the lower river and had great times. Til we meet again my friends.