Salmon parr at Peter Gray Hatchery have virus 2nd year in a row

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 27, 2024

The Downeast Salmon Federation’s Peter Gray Hatchery’s salmon parr project has tested positive for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus for the second year in a row. Last year, 170,000 salmon were killed because of the virus. The federation said it cannot release this year’s salmon either. The infected salmon will be killed, Dwayne Shaw, executive director of Downeast Salmon Federation, said Friday.