Spill of farmed Atlantic salmon near San Juan Islands much bigger than first estimates
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Cypress Island, Washington, United States |
A fish farm was destroyed after the Atlantic salmon escape, with Cooke Aquaculture calling it a “salvage operation.” Scientists debunked the statement from Cooke that “exceptionally high tides and currents coinciding with this week’s solar eclipse” caused the damage.
Location of Cooke's fish farms in Washington
Riley Starks of Lummi Island Wild displays three farm-raised Atlantic salmon that were caught alongside four healthy king salmon. The Atlantics are the bottom ones. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times)