Update on Okisollo and Hoskyn Channel salmon farms - June 2011
BCSFA, June 17, 2011
Six of nine salmon farm sites in Okisollo and Hoskyn channels are fallow right now, as it moves into the fourth month of the outmigration period for wild smolts.
This is the sixth monthly update from the BC Salmon Farmers Association regarding the channels, in response to questions from the public about current status of operations in the area. Since the wild migration will soon be complete, we will not continue to update this on a monthly basis but will offer further information on operations in the area where possible.
Okisollo Channel is located just north of Campbell River and is home to five farms: two of Marine Harvest Canada's, two of Mainstream Canada's and one operated by Grieg Seafood. Hoskyn Channel, on the east side of Quadra Island, has four Marine Harvest Canada leases. (To see a map of where all these leases are located, click here).
The Conville Bay site located in Hoskyn Channel, has been sub-leased from Marine Harvest Canada to Grieg Seafood, is stocked, and as per regulation, are following all fish health and sea lice management programs.
Mainstream Canada has now completed stocking of their Venture Point farm in Okisollo Channel and started stocking of their Brent Island site.
These farms - even when in full operation - do not threaten wild migrating salmon. Sea lice numbers are managed and maintained below regulation levels and fish health is closely monitored. The most recent sampling on the farm operating in the area show lice counts well below threshold levels (see table).
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