#Repost @pnwprotectors @download.ins --- GOOD NEWS! Removing salmon farms works! For the last 17 years, @alexmorton4salmon and her team have been monitoring sea lice levels on out-migrating juvenile wild salmon in the Discovery Islands. Following Fisheries Minister @bernadettejordanmp's December 17, 2020 decision to prohibit restocking of 19 fish farms in the Discovery Islands, this spring’s out-migration of juvenile salmon are the first to swim through a fish farm-free Okisollo Channel in over 25 years and we’re seeing extraordinary results. The number of sea lice infecting juvenile wild salmon in the Okisollo Channel has declined by 95% between 2020 and 2021. We are beyond excited to share that Alexandra Morton's team has reported that most of the young salmon look pristine, with iridescent scales untouched by sea lice! CHI is applauding Bernadette Jordan loudly for her decision and the profound positive effect it’s already having on juvenile wild salmon. We would like to invite you to thank Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan for her decision to protect wild salmon by keeping #fishfarmsout. Send her an e-mail to [email protected] Important post by: @conservancyhornbyisland 🐟🐟🐟 #ThankYouBernadette @fisheriesoceanscan 🐟🐟🐟 Project crew: @tavishcampbell, @d.leowinata, @farlyncampbell, Jody Eriksson, @alexmorton4salmon https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8MdatB2wO/?utm_medium=tumblr
