The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘They never said a word’: DFO told B.C. salmon farmers, but not First Nations, about mouth rot infestation https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-salmon-farms-mouth-rot-infestation-dfo/ Fri, 14 May 2021 01:20:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=28674 Documents released under access to information legislation show federal scientists raised the alarm about a bacteria that causes potentially deadly lesions in Atlantic salmon, saying migrating Fraser River salmon were at risk Sarah Cox News B.C. salmon salmon farming wildife Photo: Kathleen Frisch et al. / PLOS ONE Images of an Atlantic salmon smolt infected with a bacteria found at B.C. salmon farms.