Read on Twitter
1/n Pay attention to what #expert #scientists have to say about the threats to the health of iconic #Pacific species like #orca and #salmon. Non-experts tend to misinterpret scientific findings and force them to fit their worldview rather than reality https://twitter.com/RadChick4Cast/status/1045640120060317696
2/n Our projects work and the work of other international #experts find insignificant risk to #orca & #salmon from contamination in the #Pacific & #Arctic Oceans from the #Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns in 2011
3/n Recently, #experts in both #orca & #salmon health have identified the most significant threats to these animals...and ionizing radiation, no surprise, is not on the list
4/n Human interactions in the form of ship strikes, fishing, noise pollution and habitat and prey loss represent the most significant threats to #orca according to #experts who performed necropsies on dead animals over a period of almost 10 years 2004-2013 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0242505
5/n New work by environmental chemists yesterday identified a compound left on roadways from automobile tire wear that is acutely toxic to #salmon. Most stormwater produced when rain washes roadways clean is a real threat to #salmon in creeks and rivers https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6521/1145
6/n Many times the answer one finds through #GoogleUniversity might seem appealing but is ultimately not correct. Not every opinion is as valuable as another see @RadioFreeTom #deathofexpertise
7/7 If you value the health of the oceans follow NGO's and #scientists who are deeply invested in the issue and have dedicated their lives to understanding this complex and beautiful natural system. @georgiastraight @DavidSuzukiFDN @living_oceans @SurfriderVI @RaincoastEd etc
