Morton does it again
Opinion
Over the 30-something years that I have been involved with the salmon farming industry in British Columbia and elsewhere, few issues have been more frustrating to deal with than the never-ending, mostly ill-informed accusations thrown into media circles by the self-described and media referenced “Scientist” “Researcher” “Biologist” Alexandra Morton, who also was given an honourary PhD by the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, where she has found professors willing to collaborate on some dubious and questionable research projects.
The fact that some of these projects were actually published in otherwise respectable journals allowed Ms Morton to be accepted as a member of the College of Applied Biology as a Registered Professional Biologist some years ago.
This college now also stipulates that its members must complete an ethics course: “To be considered acceptable by the College, the professional ethics course must include a discussion on what it means to be a professional and on the elements of professional practice such as competence, independence, integrity, due diligence, and accountability”.
According to previous assertions provided to FishfarmingXpert, the reasons why Ms Morton relinquished her membership in the college were the restrictions on her advocacy activities the college placed on her.
Fast forward to yesterday when I had a chance to explain to Ms Morton that our previous agreement to disagree was no longer valid as she had participated in the parading and desecration of a large Norwegian flag, painted with images of sea lice, in Campbell River during her “Get Out Migration” march in 2012. Being of Norwegian origin, and knowing what the flag represents to the survivors of World War II and the general population of my homeland, this is something I will never forgive her for.
Ms Morton denied any involvement, but this picture - courtesy of her own Internet posting - shows otherwise.
