Sea Lice Levels Said Dropping, but Morton Issues Caution
July 24,2009
Courier Islander
Preliminary results from the joint Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) and Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) sea lice monitoring program in the Broughton Archipelago indicate that sea lice levels in 2009 on juvenile pink and chum salmon migrating through the region are lower than in recent years.
But envionrmental activist Alexandra Mortion says that was to be expected.
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Posted July 24th, 2009
