VANCOUVER—Fisheries and Oceans Canada is in Federal Court this week defending a policy that allows salmon farming companies to transfer juvenile salmon from land-based hatcheries into ocean pens without first testing for piscine reovirus or PRV.
Biologist Alexandra Morton, represented by Ecojustice, and the ‘Namgis First Nation have challenged the federal policy in separate cases that will be heard together. They argue that PVR is a “disease agent” and therefore it should be illegal for salmon carrying the virus to be transferred into the ocean.
Please watch, and share our recent video on ATB's (Articulated Tug Barges) (The Nathan E Stewart was one). We are looking into these elusive petroleum product shipments more and more. One such finding is that they do business with KinderMorgan's Westridge terminal on a regular basis.
