Juvenile wild salmon sampled this spring by the Cedar Coast Field Station on Vargas Island have had sea lice infestations. (Mack Bartlett)
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“Conservation groups that monitor Clayoquot Sound are sounding the alarm for the second spring in a row about high levels of a parasite that can harm juvenile wild salmon.
Several salmon farms in the region on the west coast of Vancouver Island have again reported levels of sea lice in recent months that exceed what is allowed.”
“Mack Bartlett has been doing weekly sampling of young wild fish at three sites as research co-ordinator at the Cedar Coast Field Station on Vargas Island. Between 80 and 100 per cent of the fish sampled have showed signs of sea lice, he said.“
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