This is you talking out your butt. You might want to find out more about HSMI and how it's diagnosed and how it isn't.
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=1069579
Not the most informative article - but hey - I'm always up for expanding my perspective. Anything with a quote from Hunter Tootoo must be legit
![Grin ;D](http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
How exactly am I talking out my butt? Was I speaking about specifics of diagnosis of this condition? Nope. I was commenting on the transparency of these operations and their apparent inability to prevent the growth of biological monstrosities and other unnatural conditions that are not beneficial to the natural environment.
I have no financial interest in fish farming. My comments are from the perspective of a concerned citizen of this planet. Outdoorsmen and fishermen should have concerns about the effect open-net pen fish farms have on our wild species such as salmon, trout, herring, anchovies, dogfish, cod, etc.
If images like we saw in Alex's video don't make you the slightest bit uneasy, then I don’t know what to say.