Alexandra Morton's battle to save B.C.'s wild salmon
Alexandra Morton's idea of a perfect day is to rise at dawn and head out in her boat, Blackfish Sound. But the days when she can escape to that idyllic world are few.
Ms. Morton is determined to understand the impact of salmon farmed in open-net pens on wild salmon. She weighs and measures farmed salmon as part of her research.
In waging her fierce campaign against both a powerful industry and its allies in government, Ms. Morton has emerged as a leading champion of the anti-fish farm movement.
Ms. Morton's advocacy has fuelled public pressure to have salmon farms moved on to land. Last year she walked 500 kilometres on Vancouver Island to raise public awareness, culminating in a rally that drew 4,000 people to the legislature in Victoria. Ms. Morton is seen here in her home on Sointula, B.C.
Critics dismiss Ms. Morton's views as extreme and challenge her scientific research as biased, but she is determined to continue.