SCOTLAND: Wild Salmon Fears as Fish Escape from Farm Cages
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Scottish Daily Mail] September 18, 2017
THOUSANDS of farmed fish have escaped from their cages, raising fears for wild salmon rivers in Argyll and Bute.
The escape from a Scottish Salmon Company farm at Geasgill on Mull was reported to Marine Scotland after employees recorded low numbers during a routine grading exercise.
The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) Fishing Group said 11,040 farmed salmon entered rivers including the River Ba, which has a class one rating for salmon conservation.
Ghillies in the area have ordered that any farmed salmon caught must be killed and not returned to the ...
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