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CFIA Weekly Industry Updates
In an effort to both share CFIA’s weekly updates, and provide an archive we will be posting PDF copies to this post as they come in: #29 – Week of September 15th, 2025 #28 – Week of August 28th, 2025 #27 – Weeks of August 11th and 18th, 2025 #26 – Weeks of July 28th…
Read MoreUpdate from the Province of PEI on Oyster Surveillance Results
The Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture has been conducting spring surveillance sampling of oysters from wild oyster beds and oyster aquaculture leases. Results from this testing has lead to suspect Dermo cases being detected in Prince Edward Island. These suspect cases have not been confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The…
Read MoreDetection of Dermo in oysters in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of Dermo (also known as Perkinsosis) in oyster samples collected in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Dermo does not pose a risk to human health or food safety, but it can cause increased oyster mortality and decreased growth rates. This is the first confirmed…
Read More‘Minimize the damage’: Race to study MSX heats up as deadly disease hits Maritime oysters
This article was written by Sarah Plowman and originally published by CTV News on May 26, 2025 at 6:31PM EDT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Scientists at Research and Productivity Council lab in Fredericton examine an oyster. (CTV News) Researchers in Atlantic Canada are…
Read MoreCan environmental DNA combat deadly parasites threatening Canada’s oysters?
This article was written by Responsible Seafood Advocate and originally published by Global Seafood Alliance on May 21, 2025. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Tool would detect and track deadly MSX and Dermo parasites Genome Atlantic and Genome Canada have announced $800,000 (U.S. $573,000)…
Read MoreP.E.I. hatchery says it’s produced 1st MSX-resistant oyster seed in Canada
This article was written by Nancy Russell and originally published by CBC News on May 15, 2025 at 6:00AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Bideford operation developed seed from oysters that survived Bedeque Bay outbreak Adrian Desbarats, a consultant for the Bideford Shellfish…
Read MoreList of ongoing research on MSX
Summary of research Name of researcher Affiliation Email address Dr. Attiq Rehman Research and Productivity Council attiq.rehman@rpc.ca Dr. Beibei Jia AVC jbeibei@upei.ca Dr. Jordon Poley, Dr. Tiago Hori Onda jpoley@onda.ca Dr. Larry Hammell AVC hammell@upei.ca Dr. Lisanework Ayalew AVC layalew@upei.ca Dr. Martin Mallet Mallet Oyster farms martin@malletoyster.com Dr. Rod Beresford Cape Breton University rod_beresford@cbu.ca Dr.…
Read MoreP.E.I. fisherman says MSX parasite impact on oysters ‘devastating,’ calls for government support
This article was written by Sarah Plowman and originally published by CTV News on May 12, 2025 at 12:33PM EDT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. In Bedeque Bay, the backbone of P.E.I.’s spring oyster fishing industry, most oysters are dead. Normally, there would be…
Read MoreOyster season opens in P.E.I. for first time since detection of MSX parasite
This article was written by Hina Alam, The Canadian Press and originally published by CityNews Everywhere on May 9, 2025 at 1:04PM. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Shown are oysters harvested in Canada at Bryan Szeliga’s Fishtown Seafood in Haddonfield, N.J., Thursday, March 6,…
Read MoreBiologist gives hope to Bras d’Or Lake oyster growers
This article was originally published by Genome Atlantic on April 23, 2025. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. A Cape Breton University biologist and Research Fellow at the Verschuren Centre Inc. is harnessing the power of genomics and collaborating with local experts, including First Nations…
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