Fish Farms Lethal to Wild Salmon Populations Says Study
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TroutUndergroundFlyFishBlog/~3/238919376/
A pair of Canadian researchers feel they’ve proved what most have long suspected; salmon "farms" are largely toxic to wild salmon populations:
DRAMATIC declines in wild salmon populations are associated with exposure to farmed salmon, a new study has claimed.
The research, conducted by two Canadian marine biologists, claims to show dramatic declines in the abundance of wild salmon populations whose migration takes them past salmon farms in Canada, Ireland and Scotland.
According to the authors, previous studies have "clearly shown" that escaped farm salmon breed with wild populations to the detriment of the wild stocks, and that diseases and parasites are passed from farm to wild salmon.
I know how the poor wild salmon feel — or at least I do every time I drive by one of those dairy feedlots in the Central Valley where the smell causes even your car to temporarily lose power.
Gotta be the same underwater.
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