From the Archive December 2018: Cooke forced to destroy 800,000 juvenile Atlantic salmon

Editor's note: due to a technical error, the following story, from December 2018, appeared in the Nov. 13, 2019 Salmon Newsletter. For the latest Salmon industry news, please visit www.intrafish.com/salmon

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For the second time this year, Cooke Aquaculture Pacific has destroyed 800,000 juvenile Atlantic salmon after testing required by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) determined the fish were infected with an exotic strain of Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV.), reports The Seattle Times.

The WDFW considers the exotic strain of PRV to be an unacceptable risk to native stocks of Pacific salmon.