Cooke Aquaculture is reporting a major escape of salmon off the south coast. VOCM’s Linda Swain has the details.
A spokesperson for Cooke says some 20,000 salmon escaped into Hermitage Bay last Wednesday after high currents suddenly submerged one of the pens. A net was just being placed on top of one of the pens by workers when the current caused the anchor to slip, pushing some of the cages together and resulting in the escape of thousands of market-ready salmon. Cooke said DFO and the provincial department of fisheries were notified immediately and they’re now working on a recapture plan.
