Comment on "Declining Wild Salmon Populations in Relation to Parasites from Farm Salmon"

Krkošek et al . (Reports, 14 December 2007, p. 1772) claimed that sea lice spread from salmon farms placed wild pink salmon populations “on a trajectory toward rapid local extinction.” Their prediction is inconsistent with observed pink salmon returns and overstates the risks from sea lice and salm...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Riddell, Brian E., Beamish, Richard J., Richards, Laura J., Candy, John R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2008
Subjects:
Pink salmon
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1156341
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1156341
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Summary:Krkošek et al . (Reports, 14 December 2007, p. 1772) claimed that sea lice spread from salmon farms placed wild pink salmon populations “on a trajectory toward rapid local extinction.” Their prediction is inconsistent with observed pink salmon returns and overstates the risks from sea lice and salmon farming.

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