According to some stories online, this effluent was treated to kill viruses. If that is so, the PRV supposedly found in the samples came from the environment, not the effluent. Considering PRV has been in BC waters longer than salmon farms, and is found in wild salmon, I’m not sure if there is a major concern, other than more poor optics for salmon farms.
Ever wondered where the blood and other body secretions from the spawning/sorting racks at Federal salmon hatcheries end up?
What about all those wild salmon that die every year after spawning?
Here is something else to concern yourself about:
http://www.bucksuzuki.org/images/uploads/docs/Hidden_Killer.pdfWhen you compare this offal issue to what the city of Victoria dumps into the ocean, untreated, every day, or how agricultural activities dispose of their animal waste on fields beside fish bearing streams, it does lose some traction.