Faroes on ISA alert
A routine surveillance test has revealed the possibility of an ISA outbreak at a Bakkafrost site in the Faroe Islands.
The test, by the Faroese Veterinary Authority, took place on farming site A-73 Hvannasund Norður has resulted in suspicion of fish being infected by pathogenic ISA-virus. The suspicion arose after the result in one cage indicated that the fish is infected by the so called HPR-del ISA-virus.
The site contains 1.2 million fish with an average weight of approximately 0.54 kg whole fish equivalent (wfe). Total biomass is approximately 665 tonnes wfe.
The Veterinary Authority will carry out further tests in this cage and all other cages in the farming site. The results of these tests will be available over the next few days.
The farming companies and the authorities on the Faroe Islands have put a lot of work into maintaining the good biological status in the Faroe Islands. Regular surveillance tests for ISA-viruses have been performed at all farms over the last 12 years.
Bakkafrost expects to send out a stock announcement when the final results from the tests are available.
