Chile vaccinates salmon against deadly virusFisheries in Chile on Tuesday began inoculating farm-raised salmon against infectious salmon anemia Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) that affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland, causing severe losses to infected farms. (ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ), a virus that has killed millions of fish and threatens the viability of a once-flourishing industry. Authorities so far have vaccinated some 300,000 farm-raised hatchlings, which next year will be taken out to sea for release and harvest, and say millions more will be inoculated in the coming months. "We hope to vaccinate vac·ci·nate v. To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus. vac between 10 and 12 million fish over the next six months, Alejandro Pino, a manager at the Recalcine pharmaceutical company which manufactures the drug, told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . He said the vaccination program, along with stepped up oversight of fisheries, was needed to save the once-thriving salmon industry, a source of millions of dollars each year in revenue. "If all new measures are taken -- vaccines and new regulations -- we might see production levels return to 2007 levels," within a few years, Pino said. The new vaccine is injected into the bellies of young salmon while they are still in their fresh-water phase and weigh just a few dozen grams. The medicine was tested last year and approved for commercial use against the ISA scourge, which has decimated salmon farming in Puerto Montt Puerto Montt (pwār`tō mōnt), city (1992 pop. 130,730), capital of Los Lagos region, S central Chile, a port on Ancud Gulf, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. , the heart of the industry, some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the capital Santiago. The highly infectious virus, specific to Atlantic salmon Atlantic salmon Oceanic trout species (Salmo salar), a highly prized game fish. It averages about 12 lbs (5.5 kg) and is marked with round or cross-shaped spots. Found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, it enters streams in the fall to spawn. , was detected in southern Chile in 2007, in the Chiloe archipelago near Puerto Montt. Humans appear not to be affected by ISA. Since the outbreak, salmon production has fallen from 400,000 tonnes at its peak, to just 250,000 tonnes this year. 
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