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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Davina Howatson

Farmed salmon DNA found in wild wish as charity calls for industry 'halt'

A salmon farm in Scotland

A LEADING animal charity has warned about the dangers of Scottish salmon farming following the release of a new study conducted by the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government.

The newly published research shows that wild Atlantic salmon have been identified as having six times as much farmed genetic material in their DNA compared to fish in areas without aquaculture.

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