Salmon, Science, & Censorship with Kristi Miller

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Thursday, September 21st, 2017
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

To better understand the state of salmon science, the Clayoquot Salmon Festival is hosting, Dr. Kristi Miller, leading scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, who will speak about salmon research being muzzled by the Government of Canada.

In 2011, Dr. Miller published an article in the world-leading journal Science that suggested a virus might be linked to premature deaths in migrating sockeye salmon. However, she was prohibited by from discussing her research with the media by the Harper government.  Since the change of government this past fall, Dr. Miller is once again able to speak freely.

Dr. Kristi Miller has worked with Fisheries and Oceans Canada since 1992. She is currently the Head of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo and an adjunct Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Miller has conducted genetics and genomics research on fish and shellfish for over 20 years; her current research is focused on the role of infectious disease in wild salmon declines.