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A male and female sockeye salmon spawning in the Adams River of British Columbia Canada in October, 2014. Credits: William Rosmus/Wikipedia

New research suggests wild salmon exposed to fish farms have ‘much higher’ rate of viral infection

Wild salmon exposed to open-net fish farms are much more likely to be infected with piscine reovirus (PRV) than those that don’t have that contact, a new study has concluded. 

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