Submission 0126-HOLLINGSWORTH

Submitter: John Hollingsworth

Community: Mansons Landing

Date Submitted: July 10, 2010

Summary:
Open-net fish farms harm the ocean environment in several ways. Closed containment systems must be adopted to preserve wild salmon.

Submission:
Open-net fish farms harm ower ocean environment in several ways.
-antibiotics in the feed
- concentrated fecal waste
- killing of seals and other marine mamals
- millions of escaped farmed fish contaminating the genetics of our wild salmon

If this industry is allowed to continue at all, closed containment systems must be adopted to preserve our wild salmon.