Lummi Nation fishermen catch an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon following fish farm collapse
|
|
Cypress Island, Washington, United States |
It's unclear how many Atlantic salmon escaped from the pen. The Lummi Nation says tribal fishermen have removed 20,000 from the Puget Sound. Washington state officials says Cooke Aquaculture has recovered 120,000 fish from the pen and that more are still inside.
An image from a drone of the collapsed Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm near Cypress Island in Washington state's Puget Sound. (Beau Garreau)