Several thousand salmon at a farm operated by Ellingsen Seafood in Nordland, Norway, have died, but it is yet unclear whether the mortalities are related to the countries ongoing algal bloom crisis. at that were just put out at one of the facilities of Ellingsen Seafood died the day after the launch.

The fish died shortly after being they were put in the pens, Norway's Directorate of Fisheries said its daily algae update on Thursday afternoon.