We can only imagine that given the twin threats they'll face—the sea lice at 99% and the impaired survival at 89% from mouth rot—we could wipe out fully half of the recovery potential of Fraser River sockeye.
This year and next year, every single smolt that makes it down the river is of critical importance, so everything we can do to make sure they survive is essential. If those farms are restocked during the next two years, they will not be able to control their sea lice and they will have outbreaks of mouth rot, and it will be transmitted to those smolts. It's unthinkable that this would happen.