Posts Tagged ‘escapes’
Lerøy commissions escaped fish count
The Lerøy Seafood group is taking a number of measures to study the impact of fish escapes in various rivers in Norway.
The move follows the closure of sports fishing activities at more than 30 of the country’s rivers last week and a serious escape incident at one of Lerøy’s own fish farms in the past few weeks.
Confusion as salmon farmers pull back on ‘escape’ reports
The authorities in Norway are investigating two reports of escape incidents over the past few days – but the two companies who farm in the areas now say that none of their fish have actually got out.
Read MoreBetter news on escaped fish numbers
Fewer escaped salmon are getting into Norwegian rivers, according to the latest annual survey. OURO, the aquaculture industry’s association for dealing with escaped farmed fish says that fewer of these salmon migrated up the rivers in 2023 than in previous years. It adds: “This is positive because fewer escaped fish in waterways before spawning reduces the…
Read MoreFarmed fish ‘may not seriously harm wild salmon’, expert argues
A heated debate has broken out in Iceland over an article that argues farmed salmon escapes may not, after all, materially harm their wild cousins. The claim was made by fisheries expert Gunnar Davidsson, Head of Natural Resources in the Tromsø and Finnmark municipality, Norway. He was writing in the Christmas edition of the fish…
Read MoreIcelandic police drop fish escape investigation
The Icelandic police have dropped their investigation into fish farmer Arctic Fish, over a large salmon escape in August last year. An estimated 3,000 fish got out in what was seen around the country as a major incident, with anti-salmon farming factions calling on the government to ban open pen fish farming. The Icelandic Veterinary…
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