Michigan kills 31,000 Atlantic salmon after they catch disease at hatchery

Michigan kills 31,000 Atlantic salmon after they catch disease at hatchery

Source: wdet

6/4/2024

Michigan kills 31,000 Atlantic salmon after they catch disease at hatchery

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More than 31,000 Atlantic salmon raised in a Michigan fish hatchery had to be killed after failing to recover from disease, officials said Tuesday.

The decision followed an unsuccessful 28-day treatment period at the Harrietta hatchery in Wexford County.

It was “gut-wrenching for staff,” even if the fish were just a fraction of the millions raised in hatcheries each year, said Ed Eisch, assistant chief in the fisheries division at the Department of Natural Resources.

Salmon, Atlantic

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