Chilean salmon virus possibly came from Norway

The salmon virus, that has hit the Chilean salmon farming is thought to have originated in Norway. A major salmon producer has acknowledged this. Cermaq a state controlled company in Norway and who is a major exporter of salmon eggs has concluded that the salmon eggs that came from Norway are most likely to be the reason for the outbreak.

The outbreak was first reported by Marine Harvest another Norwegian company. The Chilean industry, suffered more than US$2 billion (€1.403 billion) in losses, and saw its production of Atlantic salmon fall by half and had to lay off 26,000 workers, their major clients include the United States and Brazil. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers