Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Cooke aquaculture not to pursue the project at Jordan Bay

After the recent suspected outbreak of Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA), Cooke aquaculture has decided to cancel a project at Jordan Bay from a list of proposed aquaculture sites, because the company does not wish to pursue the plan at this time. This comes after the outbreak of ISA at one of its Nova Scotia fish farms operated by subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd.

Cooke released a statement Friday saying it euthanised two cages of fish from one of its Nova Scotia fish farms because of a suspected outbreak of infectious salmon anemia. The company is awaiting the results of tests and has not said where the farm is located, but residents of Shelburne County have said the suspected outbreak occurred in their community. Infectious salmon anemia is a naturally occurring virus that spreads slowly and is present in wild fish in many parts of the world, including Eastern Canada and the United States, said Cooke’s statement. Read more ...

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