Monday, April 23, 2012

Claim of virus in salmon denied

The Victoria TimesColonist reports that salmon farmers and officials are countering claims by a biologist by the name of Alexandra Morton who says a newly identified virus is causing a debilitating disease in farmed Canadian salmon.

He's accused of sensationalizing unscientific findings and causing unfounded concerns after declaring that tests on supermarket salmon, that found evidence of piscine reovirus (PRV) were linked to heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI).