1:59 Open-net salmon farms spread dangerous pathogens to wild fish: study Conservationists have opened a new front in the ongoing battle over open net pen salmon farming in B.C. The Pacific Salmon ...

A new study suggests that the presence of active fish farms in B.C. waters can more than double the chance of finding genetic material from organisms that cause disease in wild salmon.

Wild salmon may be almost three times more likely to encounter harmful pathogens near salmon farms, a new study has found. Scientists from the University of Toronto spent three years testing at 58 ...

Fish farms in B.C. waters have long been linked to the spread of pathogens among wild fish, including salmon. In fish, T. maritimum is an ulcerative disease that can cause illness and sometimes ...

HSMI first emerged in Norwegian fish farms around 1999. Ten years later, it expanded geographically and accounted for 150 costly disease outbreaks a year with significant mortality on fish farms.

But the study, which examined healthy, sick and dead fish from one farm over an 18-month period, confirmed that HSMI and PRV travel together even in B.C.

Critics are raising concerns over an experimental fish farm off Vancouver Island after government inspections showed vast quantities of feed and feces covering the ocean floor. In late 2024, a ...

The federal government has approved the expansion of three open-net pen salmon farms off the coast of Vancouver Island, despite commitments to phase out the industry. The expansion includes ...