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Photo by @eiko_jones_ // A newly published study b Photo by @eiko_jones_ // A newly published study by Simon Fraser University found that mandatory fish farm sea lice counts drop by 15 to 50 per cent when they are being conducted independently from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The study is based on an analysis of available data from 91 aquaculture operations. Sea lice thrive in fish farms because of the higher densities of fish, and if the lice counts pass a certain threshold, operators must pay for delousing treatments to protect wild stocks. If less and less treatments are being performed, the consequences for the future of wild salmon could be massive.โฃ โฃ The 2017 Cohen commission recommended that there needs to be data collection on sea lice from salmon farms. But what they didnโ€™t say, was that these counts must be reported accurately. Read the full story @cbc #GetFishFarmsOutโฃ โฃ #SalmonCount

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#SalmonNews // In 2009, just 1.6 million Fraser Ri #SalmonNews // In 2009, just 1.6 million Fraser River sockeye returned from the Pacific Ocean to spawn, shockingly lower than the originally anticipated 10.6 million. This crisis triggered a federal commission led by BC Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen โ€” a 1100+ page report consisting of 75 recommendations to turn things around for Fraser River sockeye salmon.โฃ โฃ One of the key drivers in wild salmon decline in the Fraser is the net pen salmon farms on the BC coast, particularly in the Discovery Islands. Cohen decided that these net pen salmon farms were a serious threat to Fraser sockeye, but there were too many scientific unknowns, and decided to give DFO eight years to fill the knowledge gaps. He recommended that come September 30, 2020, fish farms should be prohibited unless they were proven to have minimal risk to Fraser River sockeye.โฃ โฃ Aquatic ecologists have found overwhelming evidence that the current open-net pen farm mode is extremely harmful to wild salmon, with an emphasis on the damaging effects sea lice have on wild fish. The deadline to end fish farming on Discovery Islands is quickly approaching and likely won't be met.โฃ โฃ This isnโ€™t just an issue for Fraser River sockeye. Up along the central and north coasts of BC, fish farms are wreaking havoc on other populations of wild salmon migrating through river systems and coastal waters of the #GreatBearRainforest. It's time to #GetFishFarmsOut of our province!โฃ โฃ #SalmonCountโฃ โฃ Read more via a new @hakaimag article at the link in our bio!โฃ โฃ Photo by @eiko_jones_

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๐’๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง #๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ” // While they may be small in comparison to other species of wild Pacific salmon, sockeye are the most economically valuable thanks to their highly sought after meat. They also are intrinsically linked to First Nations practices and culture here in the Pacific Northwest. Hereโ€™s a few sockeye salmon facts to help you distinguish them:โฃ โฃ ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž: Oncorhynchus nerkaโฃ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ: Red salmon, Blueback salmonโฃ ๐€๐ฏ๐  ๐—ช๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: Usually between 5 and 15 poundsโฃ ๐€๐ฏ๐  ๐‹๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก: Typically 24 to 33 inchesโฃ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž: Smaller in size to other species. Have a bright red colouring during spawning seasonโฃ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ: Require lake systems to rear inโฃ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก/๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐‚ ๐œ๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ: Concerningโฃ โฃ Salmon illustration by @clairewatsonartโฃ Design by @pacificwild / @geoffreymcampbellโฃ โฃ #SalmonCountโฃ

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๐’๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง #๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ“ // Sockeye, while still relatively abundant, have seen declines in their returns since the mid 1990s and have lost 33% of their spawning populations. Sockeye harvests have decreased dramatically due to a Fraser River Sockeye moratorium based on concerns of recent returns. In 2019, Fraser river sockeye had a return of 485,900 individuals, making it the lowest run since 1893. There are 85 conservation units of Sockeye Salmon on the Central Coast, making it the largest population in the study area.โฃ โฃ Photo by @eiko_jones_ โฃ โฃโฃ #SalmonCountโฃ #SalmonNation #WildFirst #PacificWild #Salmon #WildSalmon #PinkSalmon #ChumSalmon #CohoSalmon #ChinookSalmon #SockeyeSalmon #ExploreBC #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #BCNature #SuperNaturalBritishColumbia #BeautifulBritishColumbia #Conservation

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๐’๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง #๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ’ // Sockeye salmon hold significant cultural value to First Nations communities. In fact, the name sockeye comes from a bad translation of the word โ€œsuk-keghโ€ from the Halkomelem language (part of the Coast Salish language family) which means red fish. For thousands of years, First Nations people have depended on wild Pacific salmon as an important source of food and trading. These fish are deeply embedded in their culture and identity. โฃ Photo by @eiko_jones_ โฃ โฃโฃ #SalmonCountโฃ โฃ #SalmonNation #WildFirst #PacificWild #Salmon #WildSalmon #PinkSalmon #ChumSalmon #CohoSalmon #ChinookSalmon #SockeyeSalmon #ExploreBC #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #BCNature #SuperNaturalBritishColumbia #BeautifulBritishColumbia #Conservation

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๐’๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง #๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ // Sockeye eggs hatch in the winter and newborns remain sheltered by gravel, living off their yolk sacs for some time. During spring, these young fish emerge into freshwater habitats as fry. Unique to the five Pacific salmon species, sockeye will spend one to three years living in freshwater systems with lakes. During this time, they feed on zooplankton and small crustaceans before their journey to the ocean. โฃ โฃ Photo by Eiko Jonesโฃ โฃโฃ #SalmonCountโฃ โฃ #SalmonNation #WildFirst #PacificWild #Salmon #WildSalmon #PinkSalmon #ChumSalmon #CohoSalmon #ChinookSalmon #SockeyeSalmon #ExploreBC #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #BCNature #SuperNaturalBritishColumbia #BeautifulBritishColumbia #Conservation
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