Page - September 23, 2008
<a href="http://www.watershed-watch.org">Watershed Watch</a> produced the animation Wild Salmon in Trouble to clarify why sea lice are a problem for wild salmon and to provide an overview of the salmon life cycle so the public can make informed decisions regarding the seafood they purchase.
Watershed Watch's Wild Salmon in Trouble animation illustrates the problem of sea lice and wild salmon.
Wild Salmon in Trouble is illustrated from the perspective of
migrating wild salmon before and after the advent of salmon
farming. It highlights the fact that even low numbers of sea lice
on individual farmed salmon can translate to large numbers of sea
lice being released into the nursery grounds of wild salmon. It
also emphasizes the fact that although sea lice are a natural part
of ocean ecosystems, sea lice from salmon farms are unnatural and
may cause serious problems for juvenile wild salmon. The animation
is based on published, peer-reviewed scientific research and
foreshadows an unknown future for coastal ecosystems and
communities if something isn't done to protect wild salmon from
farm derived sea lice.
The video and a list of ways people can help are available at:
www.watershed-watch.org/sealice.html