A feared viral disease proven deadly in Norwegian fish farms has been confirmed for the first time by federal scientists studying farmed salmon in B.C. Federal biologists have found no evidence of HSMI disease in wild salmon in B.C. Simon Fraser University Professor Rick Routledge said that despite the low mortality of farmed fish, HSMI could really hurt wild salmon. It is unclear if wild salmon - like this Coho caught near Tofino B.C. - would be at risk from the disease detected in farmed Atlantic salmon.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2016 11:22 UTC