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Salmon disease was present but Northern Harvest denies it was a factor in die-off
The aquaculture company at the centre of a massive fish die-off on Newfoundland’s south coast is on the defensive again after a revelation Tuesday that disease was detected in its sea cages this summer. But Northern Harvest Sea Farms denies that infectious salmon anemia was a factor in the disastrous loss of 2.6 million Atlantic salmon, with a total weight of 5,000 tonnes. >click to read< 17:51
Gray Aqua Salmon Farm salmon on Newfoundland’s south coast test positive for infectious salmon anemia
Fish from a Gray Aqua salmon farm on Newfoundland’s south coast have tested positive for infectious salmon anemia. The Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed the test results on Thursday. The federal agency has issued an erradication order to destroy the( preparing for a cull of up to a half a million ) fish at the company’s Hermitage Bay site. It’s the third such outbreak in Newfoundland in less than a year
