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Gwaii Haanas
Tour Operators Association
Fish-Farms & Wild Salmon
GHTOA
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Gwaii Haanas Tour Operators Association members are concerned
about the provincial Government's plan to locate finfish farms near the
mouth of the Skeena River in northwest British Columbia.
The Skeena River has the second most abundant salmon runs in
Canada and is a world famous steelhead river. So far, there have been
no fish farms located in British Columbia’s northern waters.
Scientists have confirmed that sea lice thrive in and around
fish farms and endanger young wild salmon.
Using pesticides, fungicides, antibiotics and other chemicals to treat sea
lice, diseases and other problems caused by fish farming, only compound the
dangers facing young wild salmon. Escaped
farmed Atlantic salmon further threaten the biological integrity of wild
salmon stocks.
GHTOA members cannot condone these risks to wild
salmon and their habitats. We are
deeply concerned about pollution of our coastal waters and what the loss of
this important natural resource would mean to the sustainability of our
eco-tourism businesses and to future generations.
We
support the efforts of Friends
of Wild Salmon.
View
video clips at: CallingFromTheCoast.com
Link
to a paper outlining the transmission
dynamics of parasitic sea lice from farm to wild salmon.
View
our letter to the Premier of
British Columbia. (PDF format - 110 KB)
View
the Government's reply.
(PDF format - 1097 KB)
View
our letter to the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture.
(PDF format -
100 KB)
View
the reply from the Clerk of Committees.
(PDF format - 206 KB)
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