Diver airlifted from salmon cleanup site in Fortune Bay, stop-work order issued | CBC News
CBC News has learned that some divers are wearing hazmat suits,
because the decomposing fish — which is referred to by divers as
“salmon butter” — ruins their diving suits.
because the decomposing fish — which is referred to by divers as
“salmon butter” — ruins their diving suits.
Information circulated to dive teams from Nothern Harvest Sea Farms indicates there are dead fish in 72 pens
Employees
have been warned that there could be 1.8 million dead salmon, with each
estimated to weigh about 10 pounds (about 4.5 kilograms). That means a
potential 18 million pounds of rotting salmon to clean up, or about
9,000 tons.