#sealice — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sealice, aggregated by home.social.
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The continuing adventures of independent scientists in documenting the impact of Atlantic salmon farms on wild Pacific salmon on the west coast of Canada.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0039
#SeaLice #SalmonFarms #ChumSalmon #PinkSalmon #FisheriesPolicy #Canada #DFO #Science #GuerrillaScience -
@theferret Folks, when you are in the supermarket, just give #farmedsalmon a miss. There are so many downsides to its production #sealice #marinepollution #organophosphate #pollution #industialfishing
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Sea lice outbreak at Icelandic salmon farm worst veterinary scientists have seen. Millions of fish with lesions to be slaughtered prematurely. Pesticides not working, speculation that ability of lice to rapidly mutate is a factor. Super lice infecting wild salmon.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/03/sea-lice-outbreak-icelandic-salmon-farm-welfare-disaster-footage-shows
#SeaLice #FarmedSalmon -
Wild Atlantic #salmon is “a keystone species for many mammals and birds”
1970s: 8-10 million
2020s: 3-4 millionThousands of #FarmedSalmon escaped in #Iceland in August. They can breed, infect #WildSalmon.
Escaped #FarmedFish and #SeaLice – a persistent problem in #OpenPen farms – are their greatest threats”
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Wild Atlantic #salmon is “a keystone species for many mammals and birds”
1970s: 8-10 million
2020s: 3-4 millionThousands of #FarmedSalmon escaped in #Iceland in August. They can breed, infect #WildSalmon.
Escaped #FarmedFish and #SeaLice – a persistent problem in #OpenPen farms – are their greatest threats”
2/?
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Wild Atlantic #salmon is “a keystone species for many mammals and birds”
1970s: 8-10 million
2020s: 3-4 millionThousands of #FarmedSalmon escaped in #Iceland in August. They can breed, infect #WildSalmon.
Escaped #FarmedFish and #SeaLice – a persistent problem in #OpenPen farms – are their greatest threats”
2/?
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Wild Atlantic #salmon is “a keystone species for many mammals and birds”
1970s: 8-10 million
2020s: 3-4 millionThousands of #FarmedSalmon escaped in #Iceland in August. They can breed, infect #WildSalmon.
Escaped #FarmedFish and #SeaLice – a persistent problem in #OpenPen farms – are their greatest threats”
2/?
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Wild Atlantic #salmon is “a keystone species for many mammals and birds”
1970s: 8-10 million
2020s: 3-4 millionThousands of #FarmedSalmon escaped in #Iceland in August. They can breed, infect #WildSalmon.
Escaped #FarmedFish and #SeaLice – a persistent problem in #OpenPen farms – are their greatest threats”
2/?