According to the trade body, “recent statements issued to Vancouver media from anti-salmon farming campaigners are contrary to data and evidence.”

The BC Salmon Farmers Association says that Bob Chamberlin, a campaigner who has been outspoken against salmon farming in British Columbia for many years, “stepped over the line with his latest inaccurate statements to media.”

“In his eagerness to ride the wave of good news about the potential strong returns of many species of Pacific salmon returning to rivers in BC this year, Mr Chamberlin has severely misrepresented historical data and relied on speculation to try and prove his unwavering belief that there is a relationship between wild salmon returns and salmon farms,” says Ruth Salmon, interim executive director at the BC Salmon Farmers Association.

“His soundbites may sound simple – but his facts are simply wrong.”

In several appearances on Vancouver radio, newspapers and television news, Mr Chamberlin speculated this week that the closure of some salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago area in 2020 will result in a strong return of pink salmon returning to the Ahta river this year to spawn. His press release claimed that this is “compelling evidence” that salmon farms are a “primary cause” of declines in wild salmon.

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