1. 1. 1. Why allow current practices in Atlantic salmon open net- cage salmon farming?
         

      2. •Short term economics / job opportunities
         

      3. Concerns / risks to the ecosystem?
         

      4. •Devastation to the ecosystem and to the culture of First Nations and other coastal communities as wild salmon are a keystone species.
         

      5. •Use of pesticides; “arms race” as lice become resistant. Current bio-cide is “Slice”
         

      6. •Parasites (sea lice transmission to pink and chum salmon smolts)
         

      7. •Marine mammal entanglement
         

      8. •Use of high power lights = pit lamping
         

      9. •Introduction of an exotic species / escapement
         

      10. •Disease transmission = e.g. infectious hematopoietic necrosis  (IHN) and infectious salmon anemia (ISA)
          

      11. •Antibiotics (contributes to antibiotic resistance)
          

      12. •High saturated fats (containing fat soluble toxins)
          

      13. •Net loss of protein  (min 3 kg of small feed fish to make 1 kg salmon)
          

      14. •Privatization of our waterways? May 2008.
          

      15. •Use of copper on netting
          

      16. •Acoustic harassment devices (AHDs - used historically)

Photo: Alex Morton