The Common Sense Canadian: Alexandra Morton explains her court win over salmon farm industry

Independent biologist Alexandra Morton explains her recent federal court victory over the salmon farming industry. The ruling prohibits salmon farmers from transferring diseased smolts to their open net pen operations – which could severely impact their financial health and limit their growth potential. Morton spoke to The Common Sense Canadian’s Damien Gillis

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The Common Sense Canadian: Farmed salmon escapes far more common than industry admits: study

Farmed Atlantic salmon (Photo: World Wildlife Federation) A new study published in ICES Journal of Marine Science estimates that that up to 1.5 million farmed Atlantic salmon escape from Norwegian netpens into the wild every year – far more than acknowledged by the industry.  The study was led by Ove T. Skilbrei of the Institute of Marine Research

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