Norwegians Concede a Role in Chilean Salmon Virus

New York Times: A virus that has killed millions of salmon in Chile and ravaged the fish farming industry there was probably brought over from Norway, a major salmon producer has acknowledged. Cermaq, a state-controlled Norwegian aquaculture company that has become one of the principal exporters of salmon from Chile, has endorsed a scientific study concluding that salmon eggs shipped from Norway to Chile are the "likely reason' for the outbreak of the virus in 2007, according to Lise Bergan, a company spokeswoman.......

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