Suspected finding of ISA in COB

Calin-Decebal Cojocaru

- December 6, 2012 at 04:16:35

It seems to be that the first notification of ISA in wild salmon in Canada last year was correct and all comments afterwards were political conducted as in many notifiable diseases!

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Kate

- December 5, 2012 at 08:41:20

The CFIA, the agriculture and aquaculture and the health ministries set the standards for those producing our food and looking after our health. If this is where they have taken us, genetically modified organisms, no wild halibut, no wild cod, no wild salmon, listeriosis, e coli, mad cow, avian flu, swine flu, from over fishing and industrial farming try and imagine what we will be eating 20 years from now and where it will be coming from. Where is the investigations that need to be done into these ministries?

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Fred Giffin

- December 4, 2012 at 21:52:44

This entire press release reeks with government propaganda and preconceived catch phrases like "sound science". "The CIFA is committed to protecting aquatic animal life and the viability of Canada's aquaculture industry using the best available science". "The government of Canada is committed to protecting fish health, both wild and farmed". At this point, almost everyone who lives near the coasts and river estuaries in British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces KNOWS that the above statements are barefaced lies. There will be no COMMITMENT demonstrated by government until the fin fish farmers are REGULATED AND FORCED to remove the waste from under and around the cages, by some containment method. Anoxic sludge and viral diseases will continue to escalate while lobster fisheries and wild species of every kind will be further damaged. Damage to tourism and residential properties in beaches and shorelines will be increasing as sludge adn waste finds it's way to shorelines. The only science that is used in government is that which supports the propaganda and the avoidance of the real issue. The scientists are being paid to toe the line whether they believe in it or not. Recently a "consultant" to the aquaculture industry spread some totally empty propaganda in the name of science to a group in Halifax. He is obviously compromising his own scientific principles for the $$ available to his consulting business. The use of the word "monitoring" of fish farm sites is on one side amusing, on the other side indicative of the weak attempt to persuade the public that "it's under control". Monitoring is like watching your dog defecate on the sidewalk, regulating is requiring it to be cleaned up. it's time that the fish farm companies are required to clean up the excrement.

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katiedid

- December 4, 2012 at 21:34:17

Do we trust the CFIA and DFO to be looking after our health and that of our oceans? I mean seriously?

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Brian M

- December 4, 2012 at 13:57:32

I am quite concerned with DFO and CFIA'a interpretation of 'sound science'. These 2 agencies have been in the business of protecting salmon farmers and have already hidden ISA outbreaks and confirmations in wild fish for nearly 20 years in an effort to protect salmon farmers and trade agreements. This all came to light at the Cohen Commission. You should ask scientists who are non biased the real interpretation of 'sound science'. And let's not forget the governments muzzling of these scientists who keep finding ISA. I don't think it be wise to trust anything these corrupt agencies put forth to the media. I think its really bad journalism to be mouth puppets for a government that has been guilty of perpetrating illegal activities under the Fisheries Act !

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Anissa

- December 4, 2012 at 12:11:22

I am not surprised that another ISA outbreak could be happening on the East coast. What intrigues me about your article is the numerous "Media Lines" that I am guessing have been supplied to you by gov't / DFO / CFIA . We recently learned at a 26 Million dollar public inquiry into the collapse of British Columbia's most valuable wild salmon run that the Gov't of Canada is not committed at all to protecting wild salmon health. In fact there is no one in government even tasked with this. Just recently Ron McLeod, a former director general of the DFO, has written a paper on how Canada manages its wild fish and he titles it: "Epic Fail". Just think about how well DFO managed your cod and you might understand how they are managing wild salmon. So thank you for reporting that there is likely another case of ISA on the East coast but as for your article in its entirety, I hope you charged the government your going add rates. That's all it is.. empty advertising.

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