"Enemy of our natural resources. Lock her up."

"Better a sister in a brothel than a brother on a salmon farm."

"She's cute. She will land on her feet."

These are just a few examples of the kind of abuse widely broadcast on social media channels in recent weeks in response to salmon industry workers speaking out in defense of their industry and their jobs.

Women, particularly young women, working in BC's salmon farming industry have been targeted for abuse and degradation online.