Canadian seafood giant Cooke Aquaculture's Cold Ocean Salmon farming operations in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) has confirmed the presence of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) after a positive test last week.
On July 10, the company reported the infection at its "North of Killbuck Cove" site and confirmed it July 20. The farm is located near McCallum, NL and contains six cages that are stocked with approximately 340,000 Atlantic farmed salmon.
The company said it's actively working to remove the fish from the infected site, and has so far, not reported any mortalities. Cooke Spokesman Joel Richardson told IntraFish July 10 that at that time only one fish has tested positive for ISA. The fish are market size and were scheduled to be harvested, he added.
In April, the Cold Ocean salmon farming operations lost nearly 29 percent of its 550,000 fish, blaming harsh weather events.
