Posts Tagged ‘wild salmon’
Off the hook
As Vince McDonagh reports, a study by Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has added to the evidence that farmed salmon are not spreading diseases to their wild counterparts.
Read MoreNorway reopens 16 salmon rivers
Norwegian regulators have reopened almost half the rivers that were closed to sports salmon fishing two weeks ago.
The move has been welcomed by anglers.
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.
Anglers threatening to sue Norwegian salmon companies
Anglers in Norway blame fish farm companies for the closure of 33 salmon rivers – and they have announced their intention to sue the producers
Read MoreOtter Ferry wins grant funding for salmon gene bank project
Otter Ferry Seafish has been awarded nearly £50,000 to work with Argyll wild fisheries experts, to develop a groundbreaking gene bank which could help save threatened wild salmon populations.
Read MoreNorway bans salmon fishing in 33 rivers as stocks plummet
Norway suspended salmon fishing in 33 of its main rivers at the weekend following evidence that the population of the species is crashing.
Read MoreOne sided
A new podcast on the future of wild salmon features numerous guests, but only one narrow viewpoint, argues Dr Martin Jaffa.
Read More60-year salmon study helps understand a species under threat
The most detailed long-term study ever carried out of Atlantic salmon in a Scottish river valley has yielded valuable insights, say researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The data covers six decades’ worth of data on salmon populations and river conditions in Girnock Burn, Royal Deeside. Atlantic salmon have long been identified as a threatened…
Read MoreMapping out the lice threat
Consultation is over and SEPA is getting ready to start enforcing Wild Salmon Protection Zones, reports Robert Outram The Scottish Government is to press forward with the roll-out of Wild Salmon Protection Zones, which will restrict fish farming in areas seen as high risk for wild salmon. The proposed regulatory framework has not, however, been…
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…
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