Escaped Farmed Atlantic Salmon Reach Tofino, Campbell River
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Times Colonist] RICHARD WATTS - September 18, 2017
Atlantic salmon, believed escaped in the collapse of net pens in Washington state last month, have been reported as far away as Tofino and Campbell River.
Byron Andres, senior aquaculture biologist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and co-ordinator of the Atlantic Salmon Watch Program, said both fish were caught by sport fishermen, suggesting they were actively foraging in the wild.
Andres said a total of 42 Atlantic salmon have been reported, a significant increase over recent years. Last year and 2015, for examples, saw no Atlantic salmon ...
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