A major new report has tallied up the losses of salmon and rainbow trout from escapes in the country where fish farms started - Norway. Marine Harvest, Cermaq and Grieg Seafood that operate in BC all originate in Norway.
What are the losses? If you can believe it, 16.3% of of farmed salmon and 18.3% of rainbow trout escaped from fish farms.
These companies operate in BC. If they lose fish at the same rate they do in Norway, the roughly 48,000,000 BC farmed salmon (80 farms times 600,000 fish per farm) that would mean 7.68 million farmed fish would be lost in BC every year.
That is a huge number, exceeding losses in Chile - typically 4 million per year, also far below the numbers from Norway. Something wrong is happening in Norway.
Read the science: http://www.mattilsynet.no/fisk_og_akvakultur/fiskevelferd/tap_av_oppdrettsfisk_kartlagt.15427.
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Cohen Commission Testimony - Dr. Kristi Miller, Updated Oct 30, 2011
The best section of video testimony into the 2009 Fraser River sockeye collapse by a scientist, Kristi Miller, is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MULjJzcZNxY. She talks about her viral signature work.
While over 50 minutes long, it is well worth viewing as it gives the best summary of the nuances and caveats of viral pathology science in salmon. It is the best video of all that are available. Bring caffeine and listen.
The other reason for viewing this 'clip' is that while the lawyers are trying to move Miller toward saying what will support the interpretation that they want to give her research, it is the least partisan of the testimony on the stand.
Miller is allowed to fully say what she has to say and she does a great job. Fascinating.
This is Kristi Miller's Powerpoint presentation of her research, as Cohen Commission document: http://www.cohencommission.ca/DownloadExhibit.php?ExhibitID=688.
This is Kristi Miller's Science article: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014/214.abstract
While over 50 minutes long, it is well worth viewing as it gives the best summary of the nuances and caveats of viral pathology science in salmon. It is the best video of all that are available. Bring caffeine and listen.
The other reason for viewing this 'clip' is that while the lawyers are trying to move Miller toward saying what will support the interpretation that they want to give her research, it is the least partisan of the testimony on the stand.
Miller is allowed to fully say what she has to say and she does a great job. Fascinating.
This is Kristi Miller's Powerpoint presentation of her research, as Cohen Commission document: http://www.cohencommission.ca/DownloadExhibit.php?ExhibitID=688.
This is Kristi Miller's Science article: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014/214.abstract
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