A top marine scientist has written to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney to clear up any doubt about the effect of sea lice on wild salmon
PROFESSOR Mark Costello, chair of World Register of Marine Species and president of the International Association of Biological Oceanography has written to the Minister for Marine, Simon Coveney, advising him of recent incorrect information in the media regarding whether sea lice from salmon farms can cause problems on wild fish, according to Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE).
In his letter, he explained that while he does “not normally get involved in such debates” he “was surprised at some of the incorrect information about whether sea lice from salmon farms can cause problems on wild fish” and felt it important “that I provide you with best scientific information”.
He points out that salmon lice emanating from farms “have proven difficult to control on farms, especially large farms” and have been “linked to mass fatal parasite infestations on wild salmon and trout in Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Canada”……
Irish Times. 17/05/2013 Read the article ‘Science sets the minister straight over sea lice on salmon farms’
