BC Salmon Farms

• B.C. Indigenous coalition opposes Ottawa’s decision to shut down 15 salmon farms

  The Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship said the decision not to renew the licences for the salmon farms is not “respecting the sovereign authority."

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2023
  
• Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study

  PRV, which devastated salmon farms in Norway, is a disease linked to heart and skeletal muscle inflammation in farmed salmon, and kidney and liver damage in wild B.C. salmon.

  Environment

  May 26, 2021
  
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• Studies shed light on impact of PRV virus on farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C.

  Two new studies suggest the fish virus that has inspired an anti-fish farm movement on the West Coast isn't as harmful as some believe.

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Federal court rules not screening B.C. farmed salmon for virus is unlawful

  Piscine orthoreovirus, or PRV, is highly contagious and often found in fish farms off the B.C. coast, many of which are positioned along wild salmon migration routes.

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2019