In the wake of controversial NGO Sea Shepherd posting drone footage that shows Cermaq disposing of 130,000 dead fish due to algal bloom, Cermaq reported that algae levels are no longer "at the level that cause mortalities" and that the last of the mortalities have been collected and removed from its site.
The company also reasserted its stance that the mortalities were naturally occurring.
Traces of damaging algae were first detected on Nov. 6, said David Kiemele, managing director for Cermaq Canada, citing that the algae persisted at "high numbers" until Nov.
