Non-Native Genes Create More Trouble for Endangered Atlantic Salmon
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] by Paul Withers - September 5, 2018
A program to prevent the extinction of Atlantic salmon in the inner Bay of Fundy has helped maintain numbers in a few rivers but after 15 years, efforts to rebuild the stock have failed and non-native genes have mixed into the population, according to a federal report.
The review by Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the near-total loss of salmon once they reach salt water continues to prevent the re-establishment of wild self-sustaining populations of ...
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