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fromWIRED
4 days agoCocaine-Fueled Wild Salmon Swam Twice as Far as Sober Ones
Cocaine pollution alters fish behavior, causing Atlantic salmon to swim farther and disperse more widely in their environment.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months agoIt's an all-you-can-eat buffet': striped bass in a Canadian river are gobbling up all the salmon. Is a mass cull the answer?
Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi have collapsed, causing economic loss and sparking conflict over recovered native striped bass that prey on juvenile salmon.
fromThe New Yorker
8 months agoKing Charles's Crony Catches the Salmon of the Year
Edward L. Shugrue III recently caught a fifty-two-pound Atlantic salmon in Norway's Alta River, marking it as one of the largest ever caught. This event was monumental for Shugrue, who described the fish as a "real fucking fish" on his way home while reflecting on the catch. The challenge of fishing in the Alta River is evident from the limited number of rods available, with less than a hundred existing and often passed down through generations, emphasizing the exclusivity and significance of this fishing experience.
Agriculture
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9 months agoThey are a species on the brink': can trees save the salmon in Scotland's River Dee?
The changing climate threatens the survival of spring salmon in the Dee's Special Area of Conservation, where populations have declined steeply due to rising temperatures and changes in river flow.
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