Dear Sir: Mr. Morrison’s recent letter dismissing me as an “avowed zealot” ~I don’t re- _member declaring myself to be a fanatic — and comparing critics of the floating feed-. lots off our coast to Joseph Goebbels is probably not worthy of a serious reply. Nonetheless, readers care to find “peer-re- viewed science” from Nor- way, Scotland, Ireland and | British Columbia linking fish www.friendsofwildsalmon. ca.or our sister website from Save Our Skeena Salmon at. HYPERLINK “http://www. _ saveourskeenasalmon.org” www.saveourskeenasalmon. org = a find was submitted to the In- ‘ternational Atlantic Salmon - Symposium in. Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2002. by Dr. . Paddy Gargan, of the Cen- - , tral Fisheries Board, Dublin, * Treland, entitled “The Rela- tionship Between Sea Lice Infestation, Sea Lice Pro- duction and Sea Trout Sur- _ vival in.Jreland.” _ After nine years study- - ‘ing the relationship between fish: farms and the collapse of the sea trout populations in western Ireland, Dr. Gar- — gan concluded that “The relationships shown in the _ present study indicate that _sea lice from marine salmon farms were a major contrib- if yeur . One such paper they will Studies back fish disease claim : CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD porters of the industrial production of fish like Mr. Morrison are much more The Mail Bag Andrew Williams | uting factor in the sea trout “stock collapses observed in aquaculture areas in western Ireland.” * On’) ‘November entists at Simon Fraser Uni- versity reviewed the current research from the Broughton 18th, ) 2004, a symposium of sci-- ul Archipelago in BC carried. out by researchers Dr. John Volpe, Martin Krkosek and Alexandra Morton and drew ‘more’ sea lice on wild fish near fish farms, sea lice on juvenile wild salmon kill them, and these facts sug-” gest a cause for the decline -in wild salmon stocks in the . Broughton. prise. Recently, Dr. Frederick Surprise, sur- ‘ Whoriskey of the Atlan- tic Salmon Federation re- viewed this same research and agreed that it was cred- ible,. peer-reviewed science _ that “convincingly supports the allegation that lice con- tributed to the observed wild - pink salmon decline in this region (the Broughton.)” . I could go on, but what i is the point? “so ‘said at the Save Our Salmon is 3210 Clinton St., About the Mail Bag The Terrace Standard welcomes letters. Our address Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R2. You can ‘fax us at 250-638-8432 or e-mail us at newsroom@ -terracestandard.com. No attachments,. please. Name, address. and phone number required for verification. - comfortable attacking their critics personally than exam- ning the available research. Those of us who have > know, hoewever, what effects fish farms have had -on wild fish stocks else- where, and we’re not going . ‘ 1 to let it happen here. Summit last May at Kitsum- . Andrew Williams, kalum, the science is in on _ Chair, As Dr. Allen Gottesfeld ‘Dear Sir: — Prepare the punch and break out the party favours. Gerry Martin of the Kitimat-Terrace Industrial Development Soci- ely says that the plans for a modernized aluminum smelter in Kitimat give reason to “celebrate” (Group backs Alcan: smelter plan, Aug. 23). © . ‘Celebrate what? The loss of 500 jobs, the province” s in- ability to enforce a deal they made to protect jobs and power distribution, or Alcan’s capacity to line its pockets by resell- ing power to BC Hydro for more than five times the price they bought it-for? a If job losses, failed deals and money-hungry” mulii- na- tional corporations are reasons to celebrate, then count me 1s out. Won't hold his breath . Dear Sir: I applaud the Aug. 9th editorial and the many points raised “regarding subsidies and the overall lack of any interest in the" northwest economy by the provincial government. I particularly, applaud the reference to the 2010 Olympics, which are nothing but a subsidy. If.only the same people — would see an investment in the northwest the same as they - view the Olympics. Thanks for the support for the pacific |, northwest, but I will not hold my breath for% any action, I only wish our MLA ‘would voice this opinion ‘on the © northwest economy. Keith Goodwin, Terrace, B.C. . Googled “Sea Lice on Salm- | _ Gord Lechner, Kitimat, B. c. 7 The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - A7 MB ‘06 Bikes Priced to Clear “It's Worth It! | - APPLICATIONS Northern Savings _ ree) ‘ Board to Donate - Community, Projects! (7 } $80,000 to Support. The board of Northern Savings Credit Union ; believes it is important for our credit union to contribute to the growth and well-being of our . communities. For 2006, the board has set aside $80, 000 to be distributed evenly between the four communities served by Northern Savings’ branches. 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