Broughton Archipelago

Broughton Archipelago

The Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands on the northeastern flank of the Queen Charlotte Strait on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The largest islands in the group, which includes numerous smaller islets, are Broughton Island, North Broughton Island, Eden Island, Bonwick Island and Baker Island . The islands are all located within the Mount Waddington Regional District.

The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish and Tsawataineuk subgroups of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples and is the focus of controversy over commercial fish-farming by Norwegian aquaculture companies. One of the most prominent studies carried out to assess the relationship between fish farms and sea lice infestations on wild species was carried out in this archipelago in the spring of 2002.

Broughton Archipelago was named in 1792 by George Vancouver in honor of William Robert Broughton, the captain of the expedition's second ship, "HMS Chatham". [ [http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=32232 Broughton Archipelago] , BCGNIS]

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* [http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/?action=d7_article_viewer_get_first_file&Join_ID=83597 Broughton Archipelago sea lice study by Morton, Routledge, Peet and Ladwig]


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