Harmful Algal Bloom Causes Mass Mortality For Blumar, AquaChile
A new harmful algal bloom has caused a mass mortality event in the Aysén region of Chile.
Sernapesca, Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, confirmed on Tuesday that both Blumar SA and AquaChile have been impacted by the natural phenomenon.
The microalgae in question has been identified as Pseudochattonella spp. Sernapesca said that the mortality recorded as of Tuesday, January 2 between the two locations is 2,854 tons of both Atlantic and coho salmon.
“At Sernapesca we have been supervising compliance with the contingency plans of the affected companies...
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