Comment on "Declining wild salmon populations in relation to parasites from farm salmon".
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Abstract
Krkosek et al. (Reports, 14 December 2007, p. 1772) claimed that sea lice spread from salmon farms placed wild pink salmon populations "on a trajectory toward rapid local extinction." Their prediction is inconsistent with observed pink salmon returns and overstates the risks from sea lice and salmon farming.
Medical subject headings
- Copepoda
- Ectoparasitic Infestations
- Fish Diseases
- Fisheries
- Salmon