14 Apr
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Why a federal salmon study that found viruses at B.C. fish farms took 10 years to be released

“It is really a travesty that the study could not come to light 10 years ago.” – Dr. Kristi Miller-Saunders

The study, withheld by DFO for 10 years, “found that farmed salmon suffered from jaundice and anemia because of the highly contagious Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV). This virus is associated with organ failure in chinook.”

Read the full article at the Globe and Mail.