Sentences with phrase «of wild salmon populations»

And then get loose to infect wild juveniles, threatening the very survival of wild salmon populations.

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But in a study in the December 14th issue of the journal Science, researchers say these farms could drive wild salmon populations to extinction.

But others suggest that the health of some of the region's salmon populations — such as bountiful pink salmon off of Oregon and Washington and still thriving Alaskan runs — shows that with proper management we may be able to retain lively populations of both wild salmon and fishers.

Today nearly all the salmon on grocery shelves is farmed, and the population of the wild variety is four to five times lower than it was before the Industrial Revolution.

«A fully annotated salmon genome will provide important information about the impact of cultured fish escapees on wild populations, about preservation of populations that are at risk, about strategies for fighting pathogens, and about environmental sustainability issues,» says ICSASG chair Dr. Steinar Bergseth at the Research Council of Norway.

The conservation status of sockeye populations in Canada is under review by Fisheries and Oceans Canada as part of its Wild Salmon Policy strategy to standardize monitoring of wild salmon staWild Salmon Policy strategy to standardize monitoring of wild salmon stawild salmon status.

«If raised correctly, [farmed salmon] can help meet global demand for high - quality protein and take some of the pressure off of highly depleted populations of wild fish.

Large tidal activity and clean cold water support healthy populations of wild salmon and bottom fish.

Each year, billions of captive - bred juvenile salmon are released into rivers in North America, Asia and Europe to give a bump wild populations, but their survival is 10 to 20 times lower than that of wild salmon, notes the study.

There, the cold water has become essential to sustaining the only wild - spawning population of spring - run Chinook salmon that still survives in California.

Throughout the latter part of the 20th century, the once - plentiful wild salmon populations in the chilly waters of the North Atlantic dwindled to dangerously low levels, affecting not only the sensitive ocean and river ecosystems of the region, but also the rural communities for whom salmon fishing is a long - held local tradition and source of income.

On behalf of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF), representing Icelandic and Faroese fisherman, 2007 Goldman Prize winner Orri Vigfusson wrote a strongly worded letter to all Members of Scottish Parliament accusing the country of contributing to a catastrophic decline in north Atlantic wild salmon populations.

«Farming salmon in this way — as opposed to focusing on nurturing healthy and sustainable wild salmon populations — is its own form of colonization.»

Wild salmon populations of the Pacific Northwest are potentially at risk due to the impact of diseases and parasites...

Bob Chamberlin, KAFN chief and representative plaintiff in the action, chided both the Canadian and B.C. governments Aug. 8, saying their continued support of the aquaculture industry ignores its environmental impact on wild salmon populations and has forced the First Nation to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.