Salmon Wars | Suspect Science Drives Activist Agenda

Under the glare of an incessant spotlight, British Columbia’s farmed-salmon industry is readying for another long hot summer of protest and occupation. It’s become a ritual, as perennial as the salmon harvest itself. But after three decades of ardent opposition: Will the industry survive another summer? Or more importantly, is there a stable future ahead?

Much of the answer depends on the quality of the science that purports to prove farmed-salmon presents a clear and present danger to wild salmon stocks. Or, whether it is suspect science with an agenda.

In this installment of “Salmon Wars” we take a deep dive into the most pressing issue to face the salmon farming industry: Could the PRV virus decimate the Pacific wild salmon fishery?

Find out—Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com

Produced by: Brent Stafford

Released June 12, 2018.

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