The following article has been translated from the Norwegian where in Norway, Marine Harvest, Cermaq and Grieg Seafood, among others, knows that it is now illegal to put diseased farm fish in BC's pristine ocean threatening all wild salmon. This is very important as BC is the first place with millions of wild salmon.
In Atlantic Canada, six provinces, half the country, only 170,000 adult Atlantic salmon remain. In BC before all fisheries their are about 75 Million salmon in the ocean. This is why Ottawa does not get BC. In DFO
s half of the country, salmon are virtually extinct. In BC DFO is the most serious threat to the existence of the five species of wild Pacific salmon.
Although the Google translation leaves something to be desired, you will get the point:
The Federal Court of Canada has determined that the Canadian Fisheries Ministry broke the law when they allowed the fish farming industry to transport contaminated farmed salmon in open sea cages, in British Columbia. The ruling has the potential to have great consequences for the international aquaculture industry.
There are miljøkrigeren Alexandra Morton who have dragged the Department of Fisheries and Ocean (DFO) and Marine Harvest Canada to justice. In the Federal Court of Canada beat judge Donald j. Rennie stated that DFO had broken the law when they gave the Marine Harvest Canada permission to move the farmed salmon in open cages in British Columbia. This was underpinned with the tam the salmon is the carrier of the disease with the potential for extensive damage to wild fish the stem on an international level.
Judge Rennie point in its judgment of 6. may that DFO takes no responsibility to attend to the villfisken in the area by giving the fish farming industry permission to move sick-or disease-bearing tamfisk in this way. According to Alexandra Morton is most of the farmed salmon from British Columbia infected with the virus piscine reo (PR). A number of Norwegian scientists have known that published articles on just this virus, and in their publications that the virus leads to the development of the disease HSMI, which in turn leads to severe heart damage with the salmon.
In the Court the hearing pointed out, the Canadian Fisheries Minister, that she had been guided by professional advisers when permission was given, and that the license criteria was based on what she referred to as the scientific evidence. Judge Rennie was on his page not gracious with the Minister, stating among other things that she had never talked about science in the past. He pointed out also that the Minister was hiding behind the Marine Harvest Canada their alleged truths, without proper support for these. Rennie also made it crystal clear that the Minister could not be put forward so called scientific evidence without tangible proof.
In the 40 pages long, the verdict will be Morton its application for judicial review of the Fisheries Ministry's permission granted, including costs. The Court States that the Ministry has broken the law, and they have given the Marine Harvest Canada is declared invalid
The Norwegian, the nonprofit organization Save the salmon are jubilant over the verdict from Canada. Chairman of the Board Jens Olav Stain think that this can have a ripple effect all over the world, and maybe even make your way to the closed plant shorter.
"This is a big win for both Alexandra Morton, and everyone who cares about the wild salmon. I expect that there will be an appeal, and what one is actually ends up with in the end, it's hard to say for sure, but it's still great to win the first legal battle in such a case. If the verdict is being dealt with, of course, responsible authorities should take responsibility. Then, we have namely been established once and for all that this in fact is a problem, "said the Stain to the Hooked.
He does not hide that he thinks the fish farming industry is sure to be aware of the problem with the disease-bearing fish, and he also says straight out that it probably has to do with a lot of political governance when it comes to the industry's position and the emergence here on land.
"It's the money and the development that controls this, and the most important thing is to make money and get lives and jobs in sparsely populated areas. It's basically a noble thought, it seems the me too it, but then, these are the consequences when, "he said to the Hooked.
About the actual verdict says Stain that he as the layman find it difficult to put themselves into the details, but that it is unquestionably is positive that one now has obtained a judgment related to the spread of diseases between the tame and Wild Salmonids.
-As mentioned travel the verdict also part problems positions here at home, then there is no doubt that the aquaculture industry is spreading the infection, and that this leads to the death of among wild fish. Alexandra's untiring and self-sacrificing work that has led up to this judgment is impressive, "he said.
http://www.hooked.no/artikler/historisk-oppdrettsdom
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