Aquaculture conference overshadowed by fish die-off, bickering | CBC News
Dozens of delegates have gathered at the Delta Hotel this week for the annual Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association’s Cold Harvest 2019 conference.
But a company’s attempts to clean up thousands of dead fish in the Coast of Bays-Fortune Bay area has reignited debate over the industry, which has been scrutinized for repeated infectious outbreaks, escapes, an outpouring of government money, and what some say is a threat to wild fish.
Salmon in open-net pens operated by Northern Harvest Sea Farms began dying in large numbers earlier this month, with the company blaming unusually high water temperatures.