Cohen Commission Scientist Accused of Avoiding Salmon Farm Research

Share

Read this report from CBC.ca on a heated exchange at the Cohen Commission this week between Alexandra Morton’s lawyer, Greg McDade, and Oregon Sate University scientist and Inquiry scientific panel expert Dr. Michael Kent.

“McDade demanded Kent explain why the scientist didn’t include
information in his report to the commission about the transmission of
sea lice from open net-cage salmon farms to wild salmon stocks,
specifically sockeye.” (Aug 24, 2011)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/08/23/bc-scientist-accused-salmon-inquiry.html

Share

About Damien Gillis

Damien Gillis is a Vancouver-based documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social justice issues - especially relating to water, energy, and saving Canada's wild salmon - working with many environmental organizations in BC and around the world. He is the co-founder, along with Rafe Mair, of The Common Sense Canadian, and a board member of both the BC Environmental Network and the Haig-Brown Institute.