At first, it seemed like a brilliant solution to the problem of salmon lice in Norwegian salmon farms, but then it turned into a near-disaster.
In February, one of the salmon pens sank off the small town of Storvik in Norway and 27 000 farmed salmon escaped. The Norwegian Coast Guard, along with a number of nearby diving centres, immediately responded to recover the escaped salmon. The company, Mowi, also offered a bounty to nearby fishermen of NOK 500 per salmon caught.
