Feather, fur or fin, all creatures contend with viruses.
Even those athletes of our rivers, Atlantic salmon, usually aren’t as healthy as they look.
A study of tissue samples taken from 150 Atlantic salmon found 14 separate infectious
It’s the first time that the virus has been detected in salmon in Iceland, though it was found in halibut in 1999. The virus poses no health risks to people.
Dead salmon have shown up in river systems throughout Alaska, and the mortalities are probably connected to warm water or low river water levels, said a Fish and Game official.
DFO documents reveal treatment failures and inability to protect migrating salmon.
Scientists have made a new discovery they hope will provide more insight into declining salmon populations in our province.
Research finds farmed salmon virus may cause jaundice/anemia.
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