The following news items are selected from the weekly summaries put out by Kate Wing at the Department of Commerce.

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Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 15:11:26 -0400

From: Kate Wing <Kate_Wing@commerce.senate.gov>

Subject: Rule: CRS Summary - 9/26/97 - Friday Version

Salmon Loss to Algal Blooms. In early September 1997, International Aqua Foods Ltd. announced that it had lost some of its salmon inventory at 4 Vancouver Island, BC, salmon farm sites near Tofino and Coal Harbor due to severe algal blooms. Six additional BC farm sites were unaffected. [Dow Jones News, International Aqua Foods press release]