STUDIES SHOW FARMS NOT DRIVING SEA LICE IN WILD SALMON

STUDIES SHOW FARMS NOT DRIVING SEA LICE IN WILD SALMON

CAMPBELL RIVER – Salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago are not driving sea lice levels in wild Pacific Salmon. “Diseases of Aquatic Organisms”, a peer-reviewed paper released by the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, reviewed sea lice monitoring data collected between 2016 and 2024, demonstrating that natural environmental factors, not the presence of salmon farms, are the primary drivers of sea lice prevalence on juvenile salmon in the provin…