date:May 30, 2012
arm on Puget Sounds Bainbridge Island, by June. Monitoring of pens in the surrounding area has increased to avoid another outbreak.
The disease was recognised after the company noticed high mortality rates in April.
John Kerwin, fish health supervisor for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the virus is a big concern.
Any first time it occurs, you don't fully understand the impact to wild fish, Kerwin told press. We know it can impact (farm) fish. If we move fast, we can t