Farmed salmon contaminating the Pacific ocean

[Catherine]

Atlantic Salmon are being farmed in the Pacific Ocean.  That seems like a bad idea in the first place. 
When they process these salmon, bloody water laden with piscine reovirus is released right into the ocean. This virus is deadly to the Pacific Salmon. They are already very threatened. This virus could mean the end of Pacific Salmon.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...Ye75pRp7Vw


Once again we are treating the ocean as a giant garbage dump. We discharge things into it with no regard for the consequences.
We seem to think that the ocean is so big it won't matter what we do. However the oceans are in trouble and the inhabitants of the oceans are in trouble. Since the planet is mostly oceans, what we are doing is putting the whole planet at risk. 

It might seem extreme to think that one little virus can do much harm, but it is part of a bigger picture of disrespect and abuse of the oceans. This can't go on. Even if we don't stop farming Atlantic salmon in the Pacific ocean, we do need to stop dumping the waste products. That is the least we can do. Anything less is unacceptable.