The 乌鸦传媒楴amgis First Nation are taking the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) through the court system once again.

According to a press release issued by 乌鸦传媒楴amgis Chief Don Svanvik, the nation has 乌鸦传媒渇iled an application for judicial review of Fisheries and Oceans Canada乌鸦传媒檚 Oct. 3, 2019 policy decision not to prohibit the stocking of open-net pen fish farms with Atlantic salmon infected with the Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV).乌鸦传媒�

The relase also noted that 乌鸦传媒淯nder this PRV Policy, smolts are to be tested for two supposed 乌鸦传媒榮trains乌鸦传媒� of PRV prior to transfer into open net pens but will not be tested for a supposedly 乌鸦传媒榥ative strain乌鸦传媒� of PRV. DFO has not produced any evidence that such a 乌鸦传媒榥ative strain乌鸦传媒� of PRV exists. DFO will not prohibit stocking fish farms with fish infected with PRV.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淭his is a flagrant disregard of the precautionary principle, scientific research, our constitutionally protected title and rights, and the findings of the Federal Court,乌鸦传媒� says Svanvik via press release. 乌鸦传媒淭wice the Federal Court has found DFO乌鸦传媒檚 refusal to prohibit stocking of fish infected with PRV unlawful. In the first decision, the Federal Court found that DFO has a positive duty to prohibit 乌鸦传媒榯ransfers [into the marine environment] if the fish have diseases or disease agents that may be harmful to the protection and conservation of fish乌鸦传媒�.乌鸦传媒�

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