Escaped salmon a major threat to future wild fish due to genetic contamination, investigation finds
With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is ...
Western People6d
Fears over impact of Mayo fish escape on wild salmon
There are fears that farmed salon that escaped from a cage on the Mayo/Galway border will breed with wild salmon and weaken ...
Irish Independent on MSN6d
Report reveals escaped salmon in Mayo poses significant threat to wild salmon populations
A new IFI study has revealed that a proportion of the salmon captured after a farm escape at Killary Harbour last year were ...
Afloat2d
Escaped Farmed Salmon Could Have Bred With Wild Fish, IFI Report Says
IFI scientists completed an analysis of salmon believed to have escaped from a fish farm in Killary Fjord in August 2024 ...
Mayo News6d
Report published on escaped fish farm salmon in Mayo
Farmed salmon swam over 100km in north/south directions migrating upriver with study highlighting ecological implications ...