[van-announce] Fw: Event: Rally to Save the Pink Salmon

[Craig Delahunt]

Event Alert: Feb. 28, 2003


Rally to Save the Pink Salmon


In BC's  Broughton Archipelago  at least seven unique runs of wild Pink Salmon  face elimination because of  sea lice infestations spread from farmed Atlantic Salmon aquaculture operations. 

Pink Salmon runs in the Broughton area collapsed by 98 per cent last year from a 2001 high of 3.6 million fish to a  meagre 147000. This is an environmental and economic disaster. Senior scientists have concluded that parasitic sea lice infestation spread by fish farms onto juvenile wild salmon is the plausable cause for the catastrophic crash. They recommend closing aquaculture salmon farms from mid-February to mid-June in order to ensure survival of wild juvenile salmon.

We Must Close the Salmon Farms NOW!


What:   Rally to Save Wild Pink Salmon

When:   10 am, Friday, Feb 28, 2003

Where:  Fisheries and Oceans, 401 Burrard St, Vancouver



Information:    The Union of BC Indian Chiefs                   604- 684- 0231 
                  Western Canada Wilderness Committee             604- 683- 8220 
                  Greg Helton                                             604-682-7468 
                  Doug Carter                                             604-986-6882 
                  Craig Delahunt                                  604-986-1436 
                  David Lane                                              604-983-9729 












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For more information on this event call 604 736-7732 or go to www.spec.bc.ca

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