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NEWS > BUSINESS > CANADIAN PLOT TO UNLEASH DEADLY SALMON VIRUS UNCOVERED
CANADIAN PLOT TO UNLEASH DEADLY SALMON VIRUS UNCOVERED
December 2 2011
Vancouver, Canada – Back in October researchers in Canada announced the discovery of a lethal and aggressive virus present in salmon, a virus with a 70 percent mortality rate. That announcement came as a shock to many salmon farmers in the Northwest part of North America where fishing is a massive industry, now threatened by a dangerous new predator.
The problem now is the revelation that the predator isn’t new at all, that in fact researchers in that country have known about the virus, a form of anemia, since at least 2002 but decided not to tell anyone about it. Now that information has been released alongside the virus which has reached as far as Chile and Scotland and the Canadians are having to answer some hard questions.
Thus far, no answers have been forthcoming leading many in the industry both stumped and infuriated, believing firmly that the Canadians engaged in a conspiracy of silence in an effort to quietly disseminate the virus amongst other fish stocks around the world in an effort to increase the value of their own, accusations the Canadians have steadfastly refused to comment on.
“We had no knowledge of any of this. No one ever revealed that there was a publication that was ready to go to a journal or that the data were as compelling as they appear to be. This is puzzling and very frustrating. It's unfortunate that this information was not available sooner. This should have been followed up years ago,” said fish virologist Jim Winton after reviewing the data.
The virus was reportedly first discovered by Dr. Molly Kibenge who submitted her reports to the government only to have them ignored.
Kibenge has not been seen or heard from since the revelation in October, which coincidentally was made by her husband Fred.
“If true, and it does appear to be true, this would mark one of the biggest and potentially most destructive fish conspiracies of modern times. The sheer number of people who would have had to be involved n keeping this quiet is mind boggling and really speaks to the desperation and corrupt nature of the fishery industry as a whole,” said Scrape TV Science analyst Dr. Howard Poe. “This type of thing could cause massive damage around the world and if it had been revealed at the start it could have been isolated and even eliminated, but now we are past that point and it is out there, in the wild.”
Canada’s aquaculture industry – commercials fish farming – is estimated at $5 billion, a number that is expected to increase as fish stocks start to die out across the planet.
“I’m sure that most countries will be reticent to buy from the Canadians after this but they may have little choice. They have held onto this information and are the only people able to deal with it effectively and that is going to make them the real power player across the globe and we may have no option but to deal with them,” continued Poe. “It was really a brilliant move and one, frankly, that we should have anticipated. It was like hitting a lottery and the Canadians, as usual, knew exactly how to play it. We may not be happy about but I imagine we will all be eating Canadian fish for the foreseeable future.”
Some Canadians farms have shared their solutions with farms in the U.S., for a hefty fee.
William Ashford, Business Correspondent
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