B.C. researchers discover bacterial disease in wild chinook salmon
Researchers from UBC and the Pacific Salmon Foundation have identified a deadly bacterial disease, tenacibaculosis, in wild chinook salmon off the coast of Vancouver Island. This is the first time the disease has been documented in wild Pacific salmon, raising concerns about its impact on local ecosystems and orca populations.
Why it matters
The discovery of a disease previously associated with fish farms in wild populations provides new data on the environmental health of Pacific salmon and the broader marine food chain.
Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr B.C. researchers discover deadly bacterial disease in wild chinook UBC and the Pacific Salmon Foundation scientists have found tenacibaculosis — a bacterial disease that causes lesions and death — in wild Pacific salmon.
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Upper Fraser River Chinook salmon. Photo by Fernando Lessa / Pacific Salmon Foundation Article content For the first time, B.C. researchers have discovered a deadly bacterial disease in wild chinook salmon in the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island.
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It’s a finding that could shed light on what is contributing to the rapid decline of B.C.’s southern resident orcas.
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