Fisheries scientists are challenging the conclusions of a scientific study that predicted fish farms would cause the extinction of pink salmon on B.C.’s central coast, and the peer-review process that led to its publication. The provincially funded Pacific Salmon Forum is attempting to broker the dispute, inviting all parties to a Feb. 7 special meeting of the Science Advisory Committee to try to bridge the gap.

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