Washington state officials say an Atlantic salmon that escaped from a collapsed net pen at Cypress Island has been captured in a drift net 40 miles (64 kilometers) up the Skagit River.
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Washington state officials say an Atlantic salmon that escaped from a collapsed net pen at Cypress Island has been captured in a drift net 40 miles (64 kilometers) up the Skagit River.
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I know they said they contracted the disease after their escape, but that don’t make me feel any better. If the disease is in the wild then it is just a matter of time before they all are infected. I hope this sparks an investigation into where it is coming from.