Dr. Gary marty is a provincial employee. INSTEAD of defending the public's right and access to open and transparent data - he wants the fish farms to be "comfortable" so they will participate. FRIGGEN EXCUSE ME!!! They get TOLD - that data is public, PERIOD!
IN ADDITION - his assertions that ISAv can't be transmitted to Pacific salmon - the studies he references: ISAV was also isolated from coho salmon showing jaundice in a Chilean fish farm (Kibenge et al. 2001); the Rolland et al. (2003) study found Chinook died from the Norwegian Bremnes strain of ISA, no sockeye were tested, and higher titres were found in chum salmon. The authors (p. 518) cautioned: “..and the reisolation of ISAV from the Pacific salmon species used in these trials indicates that it would be unwise to overlook the possibility of ISAV replicating in, or establishing a carrier status among these species should they be exposed to the virus.”.
Marty is using your tax dollars to lie to you and defend an industry verses your right for information that should be forthcoming.