VANCOUVER - Experts say a highly-infectious virus has been found in wild salmon on B.C.'s central coast.The research of Simon Fraser University professor Rick Routledge led to the discovery of infectious salmon anaemia in two of 48 sockeye smolts collected.Routledge, who's doing a long-term study on the collapse of Rivers Inlet sockeye, says the … [Read more...]
09/28/2011 – Pacific Salmon Foundation Fundraiser at the Lattimer Gallery
September 24, 2011 by
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Pacific salmon floated as BC’s official fish
September 14, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The provincial government is floating a proposal to formally designate the salmon as B.C.'s official fish.The proposal was put on the table by several conservationist groups as B.C. enters the peak of salmon fishing season and a federal commission investigates the decline of the sockeye.David Marshall, with the Fraser Basin Council, … [Read more...]
Virus may be behind salmon demise
August 25, 2011 by
An aquatic virus may be the culprit for the recent decline of B.C.’s salmon stocks, according to researcher Dr. Kristi Miller of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Miller revealed the findings of her recent research at the Cohen Commission in Vancouver yesterday. She and DFO virologist Dr. Kyle Garver have found a correlation between the … [Read more...]
Consumer’s Association says OK to buy salmon
August 19, 2011 by
It's "OK to keep buying fish", wild salmon, according to the Consumer's Association of Canada. That's despite word that the Canada Food Inspection Agency is testing the fish for radiation from Japan's crippled nuclear plant. Spokesman Bruce Cran says he doesn't expect word of the tests to have much impact on consumers and so far there's no … [Read more...]
B.C. pink salmon earn green certification
August 6, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - An international non-profit organization says British Columbia's pink-salmon industry is good enough for environmentally conscious consumers.B.C.'s Ministry of Agriculture has ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
