sockeyefry2
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Of course Sea Lice are of a great concern to the industry as well. The lice of course can affect the health and growth of their stock.
When you speak of Genetic pollution, it's interesting to note that probabaly one of the greatest contributors to the mixing of gene pools in Atlantic Cabnada was DFO. They would stock rivers from their hatcheries. However, they did not take the time to collect brood from each river, they did what was convenient and used the brood of the river the hatchery was located on to stock all the rivers within their stocking truck range. Talk about your genetic pollution.
Another great contributor was the ASF. Yes the Atlantic Salmon Federation who now decry the genetic pollution caused by fish farms. They of course conveniently forget that they were willing participants in all sorts of genetic research at their facility in St Andrews. They willingly took funding to assist industry to develop a better farm stock. They actually won Aquaculturist of the Year at the St Andrews Aquaculture fair. I am not sure of the year, but I believe it to be in the early 90's. Guess they make more money now being against Farmed salmon.
Farmers tend to try very hard to contain their stock. Funny story, one of the worst escapes of fish I have been involved with was with a CC system called the "Future SEA Bag". Very thin layer of ice cut a bag just like a knife, and it allowed 250,000 half lb. rainbows to escape.
Of course Sea Lice are of a great concern to the industry as well. The lice of course can affect the health and growth of their stock.
When you speak of Genetic pollution, it's interesting to note that probabaly one of the greatest contributors to the mixing of gene pools in Atlantic Cabnada was DFO. They would stock rivers from their hatcheries. However, they did not take the time to collect brood from each river, they did what was convenient and used the brood of the river the hatchery was located on to stock all the rivers within their stocking truck range. Talk about your genetic pollution.
Another great contributor was the ASF. Yes the Atlantic Salmon Federation who now decry the genetic pollution caused by fish farms. They of course conveniently forget that they were willing participants in all sorts of genetic research at their facility in St Andrews. They willingly took funding to assist industry to develop a better farm stock. They actually won Aquaculturist of the Year at the St Andrews Aquaculture fair. I am not sure of the year, but I believe it to be in the early 90's. Guess they make more money now being against Farmed salmon.
Farmers tend to try very hard to contain their stock. Funny story, one of the worst escapes of fish I have been involved with was with a CC system called the "Future SEA Bag". Very thin layer of ice cut a bag just like a knife, and it allowed 250,000 half lb. rainbows to escape.