Fire in Tasmanian Fish Farm Sets 52,000 Salmon Free

Fire in Tasmanian Fish Farm Sets 52,000 Salmon Free
Salmon for sale at the Sydney Fish Market in Sydney. PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images
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Around 52,000 farmed salmon have escaped into the wild after a fire broke out at Huon Aquaculture, a Tasmanian fish farm in the south of Hobart on Nov. 23.

“We are estimating that we have lost between 50,000-52,000 four kilogram fish,” Huon Aquaculture CEO Peter Bender said.