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Fish Farming Wiping Out Wild Salmon

Sea lice could doom some species to extinction, study says

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2007 11:01 PM CST

(Newser) – Fish farming could drive some species of wild salmon to extinction, a new study says. Canadian researchers found a direct connection between the growth of such farms in British Columbia and a sharp drop in wild salmon nearby, the Washington Post reports. They attribute the...   Read full story »

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