ISA Virus Prompts Salmon Harvest on Newfoundland's South Coast
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] By Terry Roberts - October 25, 2017
Thousands of farmed salmon at an aquaculture site on Newfoundland's south coast are being harvested after tests showed infectious salmon anemia in some samples.
Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne confirmed Tuesday that five of 35 fish tested in one of six open-pen cages near the community of Gaultois, and operated by Cooke Aquaculture, had the infection.
He said it's the first time since 2013 that the infection known as ISA has been discovered in the province's aquaculture industry.
Byrne said the infection is naturally occurring, is not harmful to humans, and may have been spread from wild...
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