Disease attack at two major salmon companies

THE disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is presenting a costly headache for at least two big players in the fish farming sector, according to reports from Norway. The country’s Food Safety Authority says it has been notified by farming giant Cermaq that it discovered evidence last week compatible with ISA at its Marøya site in…

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Mowi to cull 450k fish after ISA outbreak

450,000 fish are to be culled at Mowi’s huge hatchery in Newfoundland and Labrador, after an outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) effecting 14 fish was confirmed on Tuesday at the Northern Harvesy Stephenville hatchery, as reported by IntraFish. All culled fish will be transported to a facility within the province that will convert them…

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ISA Tests Used In Faroese Covid-19 Fight

TESTS used to detect ISA (Infectious Salmon Anaemia) are being successfully used in the Faroe islands in the fight against Covid-19, it has been revealed. The results so far are encouraging, but not conclusive. ISA is a marine virus that can lead to disease in salmon (and, occasionally trout) and hits many fish farms from…

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