Salmon

With new weather system rolling in, BC salmon farming companies prepare for algal blooms

Climate change and major weather patterns have exacerbated the problem in recent years, according to scientists.

A study led by researchers at the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration connects the unprecedented West Coast toxic algal bloom of 2015 that closed fisheries from southern California to northern British Columbia to the unusually warm ocean condition nicknamed "the blob."
A study led by researchers at the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration connects the unprecedented West Coast toxic algal bloom of 2015 that closed fisheries from southern California to northern British Columbia to the unusually warm ocean condition nicknamed "the blob."Photo: University of Washington
Published 21 June 2023, 22:33Updated 22 June 2023, 04:09
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