Katherine Came

Fish farm pathogen risks not properly addressed in federal government’s framework: Study

It identifies key flaws that led DFO to conclude that T. maritimum is unlikely to cause disease in wild fish, and that PRV is not an infectious disease agent – despite credible scientific evidence to the contrary.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Chinook salmon, First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, fish farms, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gideon Mordecai, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), salmon, salmon lice, viruses

Dr. William Cheung named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Fellows of the RSC are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, the sciences, as well as in public life.

Posted in 2025, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, CORU, faculty, FRSC, honours, Solving FCB, William Cheung