Aquarium gets city okay

Dan MacLennan, Campbell River Courier-Islander Published: Friday, June 29, 2012 A Campbell River waterfront aquarium came one step closer to reality after gaining support from the city Tuesday night. City councillors directed staff to work with the Discovery Passage...

Wild salmon blamed for IHN virus outbreak

By SeafoodSource staff 11 June, 2012 Fisheries experts say they believe wild salmon are the cause of a virus outbreak on a Vancouver Island fish farm. The outbreak of the IHN virus at Mainstream Canada’s Dixon Bay farm near Tofino has led to the cull of more...

Campbell River’s fish sciences centre gets federal funding

http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/157539165.html By Contributed – Campbell River Mirror Published: June 06, 2012 11:00 AM Campbell River’s reputation as a major hub for marine finfish and shellfish aquaculture industries received a significant boost...

CR Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences gets $497,000 in funding

Courier-Islander Published: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 Campbell River’s BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences (BCCAHS) has received almost half a million dollars to seek international standards accreditation. Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan announced...

Researcher joins Campbell River’s Aquatic Health Sciences Centre

By Contributed – North Island MidWeek Published: February 14, 2012 2:00 PM The BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences (CAHS) has hired Dr. Ahmed Siah as a research scientist and diagnostician. Originally from Morocco, he pursued his PhD studies in Oceanography at...