1,000 salmon escaped a farm near the Canada-U.S. border

1,000 salmon escaped a farm near the Canada-U.S. border

By Patrick Whittle

Source: CTV News

9/15/2019

$Patrick Whittle$

A salmon farming group is defending its effort to be transparent with the public about the problem of escaped fish in the wake of an incident in which hundreds of salmon got loose near the border of Maine and New Brunswick.

Cooke Aquaculture, which dominates the salmon farming industry in the area, has said an equipment malfunction in August resulted in about 1,000 fish being released in New Brunswick by Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., one of its divisions.

The incident stoked criticism from environmental groups that said escaped salmon jeopardize the vulnerable wild Atlantic salmon population.

Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association executive director Susan Farquharson said in a statement Friday that salmon farmers "do not want to lose a single fish." She added salmon farming companies voluntarily report escapes to regulators and others.

"Our farming practices and technology continue to evolve," she said. "Fish containment will always be a top priority as will our wild salmon conservation and enhancement efforts."

Magaguadavic River

Salmon, Atlantic

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