Good morning Brad. Thank you for your informative articles, which I read with interest. In this one, in the section on “Pathogens and Parasites “, I was concerned that you did not address directly, how riddled with both pathogens and parasites farmed Salmon are, besides how destructive the pollution from open net Fish Farms are to the ocean environment. As widespread as salmon farming is, from New Zealand to South America, Canada and the British Isles, and throughout Scandinavia, the impact is massive, and consumption of the toxic product, farmed salmon, is huge and widespread, so I was surprised you did not address their serious levels of both pathogens and parasites. In view of your long tenure in an Alaskan commercial fishing environment, you surely are aware.
However, you may wish to read “Not on My Watch” by Alexandra Morton.
My best to you and your family, from ours in the PNW.
Hi Barb, thanks for reading Ecologist@Large. I agree with the problems you have identified, and I plan to address them in future posts specifically about salmon. Ectoparasites (sea lice) were not addressed in the previous post because they don't affect humans, but bacteria (esp. Vibrio) certainly do. Hope you all are doing well.
Good morning Brad. Thank you for your informative articles, which I read with interest. In this one, in the section on “Pathogens and Parasites “, I was concerned that you did not address directly, how riddled with both pathogens and parasites farmed Salmon are, besides how destructive the pollution from open net Fish Farms are to the ocean environment. As widespread as salmon farming is, from New Zealand to South America, Canada and the British Isles, and throughout Scandinavia, the impact is massive, and consumption of the toxic product, farmed salmon, is huge and widespread, so I was surprised you did not address their serious levels of both pathogens and parasites. In view of your long tenure in an Alaskan commercial fishing environment, you surely are aware.
However, you may wish to read “Not on My Watch” by Alexandra Morton.
My best to you and your family, from ours in the PNW.
Hi Barb, thanks for reading Ecologist@Large. I agree with the problems you have identified, and I plan to address them in future posts specifically about salmon. Ectoparasites (sea lice) were not addressed in the previous post because they don't affect humans, but bacteria (esp. Vibrio) certainly do. Hope you all are doing well.