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June 7, 2019

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Land-for-water access deal opens door for new BC hatchery

The Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association (CDFGA) had wanted to establish a new Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) hatchery on the Comox Lake for five years. A recent agreement to trade property for water access may pave the way for this effort to come to fruition. » Read more

Russia moving to farm hybrid carp to boost production

Russian Fish Farmers Association (Rosrybhoz) has advised all fish farms in the country to abandon pure-breed carp (Cyprinus carpio) in favor of new hybrid species. » Read more

No additional benefits from vitamin B: study

Vitamin B supplementation in feeds has no benefits to the growth of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae, according to a study from the Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Instiute at the University of Porto in Portugal. » Read more

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Canadian authorities to require PRV testing for BC farmed salmon

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the federal agency responsible for regulating Canada's aquaculture industry, will soon test British Columbia fish farms for foreign strains of a virus deemed harmful to fish. » Read more