date:Aug 06, 2012
the effectiveness of our monitoring system and our responsible approach to fish-farm management, Hawthorn said.
The virus, which is not harmful to humans, is found in Pacific salmon but does not harm them.
However, it can lead to rotting flesh and organ failure in Atlantic salmon, which have no immunity. Atlantic salmon are used in most B.C. fish farms.
Earlier this year, 570,000 Atlantic salmon from Mainstream's Dixon Bay Farm in Clayoquot Sound were destroyed after the virus was confirmed.
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