date:May 29, 2012
According to Mainstream Canada, the fish at its Bawden Point farm near Herbert Inlet, north of Tofino, was tested positive for infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN). IHN affects the kidneys and spleen of the Atlantic farmed salmon and can result in rotting flesh and organ failure.
In addition to the Herbert Inlet farm, two more quarantines were carried out by CFIA over the past two weeks.
The first quarantine was carried out last week, also at a Mainstream Canada's Dixon Bay farm, which led