P.E.I. Company Seeks Approval to Import Disease-Resistant Oyster Stock From US

A P.E.I. company is seeking approval to import disease-resistant oyster seed and broodstock from the United States as the Island's oyster industry struggles with MSX and dermo.
Neither of the diseases — which were both recently detected in Island waters — poses a risk to humans, but can be deadly for oysters.
Atlantic Aqua Farms has applied to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada, or DFO, to start importing the oyster seed and broodstock as soon as possible...
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