April 29, 2024

Deadly virus found in Pacific salmon smolt

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...]