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A load of cods?

Features26 Aug 2024by Dr Martin Jaffa

A row is brewing in Norway over farmed cod. On one side is the new cod farming sector and on the other side are the northern representatives of the fishing industry. However, the real villains of this row are actually the scientists at the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR). Having used dubious science to malign salmon farmers, they are now adopting a similar approach to undermine Norway’s cod farmers.

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