"It was a bit of a perfect storm." As a result, the ocean salinity remained high, producing conditions under which sea lice thrive, Waddington says. The outbreak raged just as the more vulnerable wild juvenile wild salmon left the rivers and entered the ocean to start their migration. "Experience around the world suggests that controlling them is beyond the capability of the salmon farms." fish farms.

Source: CBC News November 04, 2018 19:41 UTC