Chilean authorities report salmon escape

by
editorial staff

Salmon farmer Granja Marina Tornagaleones (Marine Farm) reported escape to Sernapesca.

Fishing and aquaculture authority Sernapesca has notified the public that it received a notification for a yet undisclosed number of escaped salmon.

The fish belong to the salmon farmer Marine Farm – which is also called Granja Marina Tornagaleones.

The company said it immediately contacted authorities when fish were found outside of a net pen at one of its site in Cisnes, in the Aysén region of Chile.

Marine Farm was in the process of harvesting the fish at the site which weigh 5 kilos.

Sernapesca inspectors said that it is currently inspecting and verifying that the farm activated measures for a contingency and recapture plan.

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