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By: Alexa GraceBy: Alexa Grace

Endangered Salmon FactsEndangered Salmon Facts• Logging over the past century has had a devastating Logging over the past century has had a devastating

impact on the habitat of endangered salmon and impact on the habitat of endangered salmon and steelhead. steelhead.

• 80% of forested streams and rivers are in “early seral 80% of forested streams and rivers are in “early seral stage,” which means that these streams and rivers have stage,” which means that these streams and rivers have been logged so heavily that they provide no useful been logged so heavily that they provide no useful habitat for salmon or other fish.  habitat for salmon or other fish. 

• Salmon farms harm the environment by spreading Salmon farms harm the environment by spreading diseases and parasites to wild fish, releasing waste and diseases and parasites to wild fish, releasing waste and chemicals into the ocean, not being able to prevent chemicals into the ocean, not being able to prevent farmed fish escapes and causing marine mammal deaths.farmed fish escapes and causing marine mammal deaths.

BC Salmon FarmsBC Salmon Farms

• British Columbia has over 100 open net-cage fish farms. British Columbia has over 100 open net-cage fish farms.

• Salmon farms claim to reduce the pressure on wild Salmon farms claim to reduce the pressure on wild salmon by supplying farmed fish for the marketplace. In salmon by supplying farmed fish for the marketplace. In reality the farms threaten the survival of wild salmon. reality the farms threaten the survival of wild salmon.

• The government and industry would like to see B.C. The government and industry would like to see B.C. farmed salmon production double within the next 10 farmed salmon production double within the next 10 years, which means twice the toll on our oceans and wild years, which means twice the toll on our oceans and wild fish.fish.

Salmon Farm FactsSalmon Farm Facts

• Salmon farms can hold over a million fish in an area the Salmon farms can hold over a million fish in an area the size of four football fields size of four football fields

• It takes two to five kilos of wild fish (used in feed) to It takes two to five kilos of wild fish (used in feed) to produce one kilo of farmed salmon produce one kilo of farmed salmon

• Industry data shows billions of sea lice eggs are Industry data shows billions of sea lice eggs are produced on salmon farms in B.C.'s Broughton produced on salmon farms in B.C.'s Broughton Archipelago where tiny wild salmon enter the ocean Archipelago where tiny wild salmon enter the ocean

• Infection with just one sea lice can kill a wild juvenile pink Infection with just one sea lice can kill a wild juvenile pink salmon salmon

• The vast majority of B.C. farmed salmon are exported to The vast majority of B.C. farmed salmon are exported to the U.S. the U.S.

• B.C.'s 100 plus open-net-cage salmon farms produce B.C.'s 100 plus open-net-cage salmon farms produce waste roughly the same as the raw sewage from a city of waste roughly the same as the raw sewage from a city of half a million people.half a million people.

If The Abuse Of Salmon Continues..If The Abuse Of Salmon Continues..

• Salmon and other wild fish will become Salmon and other wild fish will become extinctextinct

• When a river loses its salmon stock, that When a river loses its salmon stock, that population is gone forever the miracle of population is gone forever the miracle of returning to its spawning ground cannot be returning to its spawning ground cannot be repeated. repeated.

• Unless urgent action is taken to halt factors Unless urgent action is taken to halt factors such as over-fishing and the damage caused such as over-fishing and the damage caused by commercial fish farming, the remaining by commercial fish farming, the remaining healthy populations of wild salmon face healthy populations of wild salmon face ever increasing pressure.ever increasing pressure.

                         

                    

                                             

What You Can Do To What You Can Do To Help..Help..

• Tell your grocer that you will not buy farmed Tell your grocer that you will not buy farmed Salmon, because it is killing wild Salmon.Salmon, because it is killing wild Salmon.

• Write to British Columbia’s Provincial Premier Write to British Columbia’s Provincial Premier (Gordon Campbell) to let him know that you will not (Gordon Campbell) to let him know that you will not buy farmed Salmon from BC. buy farmed Salmon from BC.

• At the grocery store ask for paper bags instead of At the grocery store ask for paper bags instead of plastic bags. plastic bags.

• Recycle as much as you possibly can. Recycle as much as you possibly can.

                                                             

More You Can Do To Help..More You Can Do To Help..

• Be an informed consumer. Don't use products that are Be an informed consumer. Don't use products that are harmful to the environment when safer alternatives exist.harmful to the environment when safer alternatives exist.

• Don't dump antifreeze, motor oil or other chemicals into Don't dump antifreeze, motor oil or other chemicals into street drains. Many drains empty directly into rivers. street drains. Many drains empty directly into rivers.

• Educate yourself. Learn more about salmon and Educate yourself. Learn more about salmon and watersheds. Then educate others. Help them learn what watersheds. Then educate others. Help them learn what they can do to help salmon.they can do to help salmon.

• When fishing, know the difference between trout and When fishing, know the difference between trout and salmon smolts (young fish) and release any smolts you salmon smolts (young fish) and release any smolts you catch. catch.

• Avoid boating, canoeing or kayaking through spawning Avoid boating, canoeing or kayaking through spawning areas when adult salmon are in the river.areas when adult salmon are in the river.

I Believe…I Believe…

• There should be a law against fish farming, There should be a law against fish farming, therefore people would be forced to stop.therefore people would be forced to stop.

• Provide better regulations and enforcement Provide better regulations and enforcement to prevent overfishing. to prevent overfishing.

• Provide protection for the salmon spawning Provide protection for the salmon spawning grounds, for both predators and pollution. grounds, for both predators and pollution.

BibliographyBibliography

• http://www.raincoastresearch.org/http://www.raincoastresearch.org/salmon-farming.htmsalmon-farming.htm

• http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/page/salmon-farming-problems page/salmon-farming-problems

• http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061002/story/CTVNews/20061002/salmon_sealice_061002/20061002/salmon_sealice_061002/20061002/

The EndThe End

By: Alexa GraceBy: Alexa Grace