Fisheries and Oceans Canada Monitoring Cermaq Tofino Fish Farms after Sea Lice Outbreak
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Toronto Star] by Tessa Vikander - May 10, 2018
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is looking into whether a fish farm company has been complying with industry rules, and conservationists say they welcome the increased scrutiny.
The news comes after environmentalists and scientists sounded the alarm about a massive sea lice outbreak at several Cermaq fish farms near Tofino, B.C.
“They've been caught red-handed in a very bad situation,” said Bonny Glambeck, a campaigner for environmental non-profit Clayoquot Action.
Under DFO regulations, salmon farms must ...
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