Thanks Chris, for posting that.
Some excellent points made in his article........ "My opinion is that, sadly, the top four problems for 10 species of salmonids are: fish farms, DFO, run of river power and global warming. The last we can do little about quickly, but the other three can be addressed today with policy decisions. The Cohen Commission into Fraser sockeye collapse reconvened in December 2011 to assess whether fish farm diseases kill wild salmon. Its report is due by Oct. 30.
I'll let you know what it says. Sport fishers should pat Staniford on the back - he has withstood being sued three times over the past decade by fish farms, though never successfully - because his bottom line is to stand with wild salmon in B.C. In fairness, I don't see that fish farms need to be eradicated - they need to be on land where their density-related disease amplification affects no other fish or species. I have found more than 8,000 actual on-land farms around the world, so there is no technological or economic impediment. We need wild salmon and so do 37 species of our wild animals like bears and eagles."
Sports fishermen should not be sitting on the fence with salmon feedlots. We all need to be more vocal in opposing them.
Yes, there are other issues with wild salmon survival, however like any problem, you need to tackle the most solvable issues first. Feedlots must be moved to land!
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