B.C. salmon farms impacting wildlife, from whales to herring, says conservation group report | CBC News

by yimmy51

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  1. This shouldn’t be news to anyone who’s been paying attention.

    2001, toxic pesticides used in production, carcinogen levels elevated 10x over wild fish: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2001/jan/07/fishing.food

    2002, farmed salmon are a parasite and disease vector, release pollution: https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,391523,00.html

    2003, escaped farm salmon threaten native species: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3796-escaped-farm-salmon-threaten-native-species/

    2004, organochlorine contaminants in farmed salmon: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1091447

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