How do salmon escape from farms?
• system failure (e.g. due to storm damage, etc) • boat operations (e.g. damage by boat propellers) • net failure due to activities by predators (e.g. seals, sea lions) • net failure due to poor or inadequate maintenance • net failure due to known or suspected vandalism • fish handling errors Annual farm inspections are carried out by provincial enforcement staff who carefully review farm operations. Types of activities that have contributed to escape events in the past are given special attention. MAL Marine Escape Reports How big a problem are escaped farm salmon? The Provincial government and the B.C. salmon farming industry are constantly striving to achieve “zero escapes.” On occasion, some salmon do escape from the containment nets, but with many more precautions in place, escapes are steadily declining. Since January 2002, there have been no major escape events reported – and all escaped fish must, by law, be reported. From time to time, fishers catch Atlantic salmon in their ne
