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Another year has passed, marking ten years of sea lice monitoring in the Broughton Archipelago and nine years in the Discovery Islands, and the data continue to confirm that BC salmon farms are not driving sea lice levels in wild Pacific Salmon. Since the farms were removed, sea lice on wild juvenile pink and chum salmon have not decreased or disappeared, either in the percentage of fish infected or in the average number of lice on infected fish. Instead, the data show natural year-to-year variability. These closures caused significant economic impacts, including 1,500 fewer jobs, $640 million in lost economic activity, the cancellation of more than $1 billion in investment, and 35,000 tonnes of farmed salmon removed from production. “BC Salmon Farmers are committed to ensuring that salmon farms coexist with wild salmon in coastal British Columbia. Sea lice monitoring and innovation to ensure that sea lice levels on farmed salmon cannot spread to wild salmon are a critical part of operations,” said Brian Kingzett. Read More: https://t.co/tGQBieVpcF