U.S. First Nation declares state of emergency after Atlantic salmon spill near Victoria
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Cypress Island, Washington, United States |
A First Nation near Bellingham, Wash., has declared a state of emergency after thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped a U.S. fish farm in the San Juan Islands near Victoria, B.C.
Commercial fisher Ellie Kinley posted these pictures of Atlantic Salmon she said were caught after Cooke Aquaculture's net pen broke, releasing thousands of the invasive species into Pacific waters (Ellie Kinley)
Screen grab of drone footage of U.S. fish farm collapse (CBC News)