An Icelandic salmon farming company recently experienced a significant fry escape incident. This event, which involves the unintended release of young fish, raises environmental concerns as escaped farmed salmon can threaten local ecosystems.
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Responding to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee’s conclusions on salmon farming regulation, WildFish said the Committee has delivered a clear and sobering assessment of a system that is failing both wild fish and the marine environment.
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