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What about atlantic salmon farming? This is a huge industry in BC (especially around Vancouver Island) and also in Puget Sound. There is evidence that escaped atlantic salmon are effectively competing with native species in spawning streams and that the high concentrations of fish in the farms contributes to disease in wild salmon in the areas of the farms. Nobody really knows how many of these fish escape because the companies that run them aren't required to report those losses. What effects does your guest think this atlantic salmon farming may be having on wild pacific salmon? Also a side note: what is the status of the Alaska fishery? Are they in bad shape too?

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