Second B.C. salmon farm quarantined after tests
date:Aug 06, 2012
rsery grounds where last year's sockeye run are rearing as fry, Morton wrote.
These young fish are not only the most susceptible to IHN. They could also become carriers, spreading it through the North Pacific to other Canadian and U.S. runs.
Mary Ellen Walling, executive director of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, said testing in Washington state shows wild fish have a high viral load this year.
Fish farmers would like to see more testing of wild fish in Canada, she said.
We think there sho
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