date:Jul 25, 2012
n unusually large numbers at New Zealand King Salmon's Waihinau farm in Pelorus Sound since last summer.
King Salmon chief executive Grant Rosewarne has said the fish had so far tested negative for a range of diseases.
Fish farmed by King Salmon are chinook, also known as king or quinnat salmon.
Mr Forsythe said chinook were not susceptible to normal diseases of New Zealand native fish. The one exception was the discovery of Aeromonas salmonicida bacteria in dead kanakana (lamprey) in Septemb