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Sea Lice Outbreak in Iceland

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Drone images of cages shot by activists reveal open sores affecting ‘up to 1m fish’. Fish producers are now culling them for animal feed. The incident comes at a difficult time for the open-net salmon-farming industry in Iceland: in August the escape of 3,500 salmon from a farm owned by Arctic Fish, caused outrage among environmentalists.

03.11.2023
Article by The Guardian

Sea Lice Outbreak

Summary: Drone images of cages shot by activists reveal open sores affecting ‘up to 1m fish’. Fish producers are now culling them for animal feed. The incident comes at a difficult time for the open-net salmon-farming industry in Iceland: in August the escape of 3,500 salmon from a farm owned by Arctic Fish, caused outrage among environmentalists.

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