Authorities estimate more than 5,000 salmon escaped from hatchery

Officials said the hatchery did not have the appropriate equipment to prevent such an event.

Samherji's land-based salmon farm in Oxarfjordur, Iceland. Samherji's land-based salmon farm in Oxarfjordur, Iceland. — Samherji's land-based salmon farm in Oxarfjordur, Iceland. Samherji's land-based salmon farm in Oxarfjordur, Iceland.Photo: Samherji

Dominic Welling

Correspondent

Published 15 July 2024, 13:31Updated 15 July 2024, 13:58

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