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| Stricken salmon farm refloated | Stricken salmon farm refloated |
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| A County Antrim salmon farm wiped out by a massive shoal of billions of small jellyfish two years ago is back trading in the business world. | A County Antrim salmon farm wiped out by a massive shoal of billions of small jellyfish two years ago is back trading in the business world. |
| More than 100,000 fish at the Northern Salmon seawater farm at Glenarm were killed during the seven-hour invasion. | More than 100,000 fish at the Northern Salmon seawater farm at Glenarm were killed during the seven-hour invasion. |
| The Mauve Stinger jellyfish shoal covered up to 10 square miles of water to a depth of 35 feet. | The Mauve Stinger jellyfish shoal covered up to 10 square miles of water to a depth of 35 feet. |
| The damage cost the company more than £1m but it is trading again at original levels with help from Invest NI. | The damage cost the company more than £1m but it is trading again at original levels with help from Invest NI. |
| The jellyfish flooded into the cages about a mile into the Irish Sea, off Glenarm Bay and Cushendun. | The jellyfish flooded into the cages about a mile into the Irish Sea, off Glenarm Bay and Cushendun. |
| Rescuers tried to reach the cages but the density of fish made it impossible. | Rescuers tried to reach the cages but the density of fish made it impossible. |
| In recent years, increasing numbers of mauve stinger jellyfish in the Mediterranean have posed a danger for swimmers. | In recent years, increasing numbers of mauve stinger jellyfish in the Mediterranean have posed a danger for swimmers. |
| Their presence in the colder northern waters was thought to be due to wind and tidal factors. | Their presence in the colder northern waters was thought to be due to wind and tidal factors. |
| The salmon farm's managing director, John Russell, said at the time he had never seen anything like it in his 30 years in the business. | The salmon farm's managing director, John Russell, said at the time he had never seen anything like it in his 30 years in the business. |