Attached is a list of 47 independent studies of the real and potential impacts of Open Net salmon farming in BC. The list includes abstracts or summaries of the findings plus links to to the actual published papers which may require a subscription or a fee for access.
These studies are peer reviewed and published in academic periodicals. Thirty-five (35) of these studies deal with sea lice issues, 12 with disease transmission and 5 others with economic, eco-system and sustainability issues. These were published in January of this year and additional studies may have been published. There are papers for studies carried out in other jurisdictions that reach similar finding.
I am providing this list in response to the claims that there is no evidence that open net farms present any kind of harms to wild salmon or the environment as a whole. Also please note that many studies find that potential harm from factors like sea lice infestation of wild fish are dependent on a number of variables and much of the time sea lice levels may present little short term risk. At other times it looks clear they do. Neither am I claiming the collected papers on this list prove anything one way or the other but rather be cautious of claims from either side.
I believe it is up to individuals to inform themselves on such issues and make up their own minds.
The list:
https://pacificwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Annotated_Guide_to_Independent_Studies_on_Open-Net_Pen_Salmon_Farming_2025.pdf
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Topic: Salmon Farming: Annotated List of Independent studies on Open Net farming in B.C (Read 108 times)