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Alexandra Morton rewrites her own history
It seems Alexandra Morton, embarrassed by a particularly stupid comment she made back in February, has deleted the post from her blog and is now pretending she never said it.
Morton is technically correct. The words “in quotes” were not hers. What she actually said was:
… While the governments of British Columbia and Canada turn a blind-eye, I believe the Norwegian salmon feedlots operating in BC are perpetrating one of the greatest threats known to the living world. Turning feedlot viruses from the Atlantic Ocean loose into the Pacific is damage that might not ever be repaired.
She may try and deny she ever said this, but even though she has deleted the original post from her blog, (which was found at the following URL: http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/2013/02/voice-to-salmon.html ), the link still shows up in a Google search (see the eighth result).
This is what it looks like in the Google search results:
Is Morton trying to rewrite her own history now, and pretend she never said this? Her behaviour smacks of dishonesty and an inability to admit when she makes a mistake.
Which is nothing new, we’ve seen her do this when she makes rather large scientific boo-boos, like calling henneguya kudoa and never admitting she was wrong.
Why did she delete the blog post?
UPDATE: 4:06 p.m. 10/04/2013
A sharp-eyed reader found that Morton’s original blog post was reposted by the Gorilla Radio blog, and is still available online in its entirety. Read it for yourself. We have also now archived a PDF copy for posterity.
One of the greatest threats known to the living world
Today, Alexandra Morton wrote the following passage with all seriousness.
… While the governments of British Columbia and Canada turn a blind-eye, I believe the Norwegian salmon feedlots operating in BC are perpetrating one of the greatest threats known to the living world. Turning feedlot viruses from the Atlantic Ocean loose into the Pacific is damage that might not ever be repaired.
That’s right. B.C. salmon farms are one of the greatest threats known to the living world, in Ms. Morton’s mind.
Greater than this:
Greater than this:
Greater than this:
Greater than this:
Greater than this:
Greater than this:
And even apparently greater than this:
Yep, forget all that other stuff. Salmon farms, specifically in B.C., are one of the greatest threats known to the living world.
Clearly, the woman who wrote this is not the woman who once opened up a whole new field of scientific investigation and discovery (although her premise was flawed, she did open up the door for a lot of good science about sea lice).
The woman who wrote this is no longer interested in context, facts, science and where the data leads. The woman who wrote this has a moralistic, quasi-religious and blind vendetta against B.C. salmon farms.
So why does she still get quoted as a “scientist?” She tossed that hat away years ago.
