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Salmon Farming Headlines


'No relationship' between salmon farming and problems for wild fish

STUDIES published recently in scientific journals have demolished the false impression that salmon farming has any impact on wild salmon stocks, according to Irish Farmers’ Association aquaculture executive Richie Flynn.

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Virus sparks quarantine on B.C. salmon farm

A salmon farm site north of Tofino operated by Mainstream Canada has been quarantined by CFIA, after the discovery of IHN, a highly contagious and lethal fish virus that wrecked havoc on the industry ten years ago

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B.C. salmon farm takes big financial loss as virus forces cull of 560,000 fish

VANCOUVER - Atlantic salmon farms around Vancouver Island have begun testing and formed a special outbreak management team after a virus outbreak at one farm led to a site quarantine and the cull of more than half a million fish.

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Council lodges submission on salmon farms

King Salmon's application to farm in areas where salmon farming is banned should be rejected, the Marlborough District Council says.

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B.C. salmon farm: virus forces cull of half million fish

Atlantic salmon farms around Vancouver Island have begun testing and formed a special outbreak management team after a virus outbreak at one farm led to a site quarantine and the cull of more than half a million fish.

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