The new study, Relationship of farm salmon, sea lice, and wild salmon populations, to be published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found no statistical correlation between lice levels on the farms and the lifetime survival of wild pink salmon populations.
In the media release New sea lice study exposes activist driven science issued by Positive Aquaculture Awareness, a grassroots group representing thousands of men and women employed in BC’s important aquaculture sector, President, Cory Percevault states “This is welcome news of course, but it’s not a surprise. A lot of agenda driven science has dominated the headlines over the past few years, but we felt quite confident the truth would surface.”
For more information, see the media releases and media stories below:
News Releases December 13, 2010
PAA : New sea lice study exposes activist driven science
BCSFA: New study disproves sea lice accusations in Broughton
CAHS : Scientific Collaboration Concludes Sea Lice from Farmed Salmon Not a Factor
UCDavis: Wild salmon decline was not caused by sea lice from farm salmon
UCDavis: Questions and answers about the study
PNAS Abstract: Relationship of farm salmon, sea lice, and wild salmon populations
Media Coverage December 13, 14, 15, 2010
ANewsVanIsland: Dramatic decline not caused by lice
CBC News: Pacific salmon not affected by lice: study
Globe and Mail: Sea lice not to blame for B.C. salmon collapse: report
CTV News: Study says sea lice not at fault in 2002 salmon crash
Vancouver Sun: 2002 salmon stock collapse not caused by sea lice, study says
Victoria Times Colonist: 2002 salmon stock collapse not caused by sea lice, study says
The Province: Sea lice not to blame for collapse of B.C. salmon stocks: study
Ottawa Citizen:Sea lice not to blame for collapse of B.C. salmon stocks: study
National Post: Don't blame sea lice for drop in salmon numbers, new study says
The Hook: Sea lice didn't hurt salmon in 2002: report
Nature: Fish-farm lice acquitted of killing wild fish
Discover: Study: Lice-Infested Farmed Salmon Not to Blame for Wild Salmon Die-Off
BBC News: Sea lice 'not to blame for Pacific salmon decline'
Anchorage Daily News: Study acquits salmon-farm lice in crash of B.C. humpy run
Digital Journal: Study clears farm salmon from causing decline of wild salmon
USA Today: Farmed salmon may not harm wild salmon
Science Centric UC Davis study: Wild salmon decline was not caused by sea lice from farm salmon
BIV Business: Sea lice not cause of salmon decline: study
Courier Islander: New study results say sea lice not the cause of 2002 pink crash
North Island Gazette: Sea lice not to blame for pink salmon losses: study
Campbell River Mirror: Study: sea lice not to blame
