Study by conservation group finds elevated pathogen levels near B.C. fish farms

The Pacific Salmon Foundation says it found that water near active open-net farms contains four times more pathogens harmful to wild salmon than water near inactive farms.

Appeal granted in challenge to removal of ‘farmed’ from Scottish salmon label

The UK’s Upper Tribunal has granted permission for an appeal in a legal challenge against a controversial decision to remove the word “farmed” from the official designation of Scottish salmon. The case concerns the UK government’s approval of an application by the Scottish salmon farming industry to amend the product specification for its Protected Geographical [...]

Aquaculture: Scientifically Hollow Report Tries to Stir Pathogen Panic Over B.C. Salmon Farms

SeaWestNews Fisheries experts are warning Ottawa not to justify its plan to ban B.C. salmon farms based on a newly released “flawed study,” saying the findings lack scientific credibility and show no real risk to wild stocks. The post Aquaculture: Scientifically Hollow Report Tries to Stir Pathogen Panic Over B.C. Salmon Farms appeared first on Sea West News.