The escape of farmed salmon could cause a catastrophe in the Chile fish industry.
The fish that escaped were treated with antibiotics unfit for human consumption and could cause severe harm to allergic persons. The industry reported last year USD 4 billion of profits. It happened three months ago when 690,000 Atlantic Salmon escaped from the centre Punta Redonda of the Norwegian company Marine Harvest, located on Huar island, next to the city of Puerto Montt. The salmon fled after the 10 containment cages in which they were contained suffered severe structural damage due to the passage of…