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...
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1156341 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1156341 |
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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