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British Columbia report finds PRV from farms poses ‘minimal risk’ to Fraser River sockeye

A peer review mandated by the Canadian government has found orthopiscine reovirus in farmed salmon pose 'minimal' risk to wild Fraser River stocks

By Jason Smith | Feb. 7, 2019 20:23 GMT
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Canada's Department of Fisheries and Ocean (DFO) has found that Atlantic salmon farms in the area of British Columbia's Discovery Island pose 'minimal' risk of transferring orthopiscine reovirus (PRV) to wild Fraser River stocks [...]

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