Around 400 salmon of the between 2,000 to 3,000 salmon that escaped from a Cooke Aquaculture farm in Newfoundland's Hermitage Bay have been recaptured, reports CBC.
Some time between July 27 and 30, the salmon escaped from the Olive Cove farm operated by Cooke Aquaculture, after net extensions were sewn onto a pen at the site.
Chris Hendry, regional aquaculture coordinator with Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), described the rate of recapture to date as "pretty good."
He said the license to use gillnets for recapturing is set to expire on Friday, but there will be a meeting with DFO, provincial fishery officials and Cooke Aquaculture to assess the recapture process so far and determine if that should be extended.
