Monday, June 24, 2013

British Columbia sea lice count below the threshold for treatment

The sea lice count numbers for May show levels in the Okisollo/Hoskyn Channels area continue to be below the threshold for treatment as required by regulation.

There are a total of nine farm sites in the two channels. These farms are well managed and highly regulated to ensure that wild stocks migrating past these sites are protected, no matter how many of the farms are operating.

Sea lice numbers are monitored regularly and show levels below the threshold levels for treatment as required by regulation.

For the month of May, three farms in the area were in operation. Cyrus Rocks was harvested in May and is now fallow. The final sea lice count is included in the table below. Both the Brent and Venture Point sites were stocked during the month of May – the first sea lice counts will be reported with the June counts.

Regular sea lice counts are proactively shared by BC’s salmon farmers to update the public about sea lice numbers on farm sites in the area throughout the wild salmon outmigration period. These monthly reports will continue through July.

English: From USGS public information leaflet ...
English: From USGS public information leaflet http://biology.usgs.gov/faer/documents/VHSV_fs2007.pdf (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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