Hosted on MSN19d
Salmon farms under fire on U.S. East Coast after being shuttered on west coast
By Edward Carver This month Washington became the last state on the U.S. West Coast to reject salmon aquaculture over environmental concerns. A new lawsuit now takes aim at operations on the country’s ...
A Fish Farm Offered 40,000 Pounds of Salmon for Free. There Was a Catch.
When an upstate New York salmon farm went out of business, nonprofits had days to find a way to catch, refrigerate and clean more than 13,000 fish.
A food bank netted a huge haul of 13,000 fresh salmon. The catch? The fish were still alive
An upstate New York food bank was offered more than 40,000 pounds of coho salmon — a bountiful feast. But there was a catch.
Technology that measures the breathing rate of salmon tells us about the well-being of fish
Fish welfare is, of course, a critical topic in salmon farming. It is therefore important to see the fish as individuals, ...
The Irish Times22d
Escaped salmon a major threat to future wild fish due to genetic contamination, investigation finds
A large proportion of the salmon captured after a fish farm escape of up to 8,000 fish at Killary Harbour, northern Connemara, last summer were sexually mature enough to breed with wild ...
Metro23d
Jellyfish ‘wreak havoc’ on Scottish salmon farms killing 200,000 fish
The string jellyfish ‘unleash a devastating assault’ on salmon, as their venomous tentacles inflict excruciating burns on the fish’s skin, eyes, and gills. Trapped in densely packed pens ...