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Dwayne Oxford

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered

An Atlantic salmon lies on the bank of a river [Shutterstock]

Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024, a report published this month by the United Kingdom Environment Agency and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.

According to the report by the two government agencies, a massive 90 percent of wild river salmon in England are classified as either “at risk” or “probably at risk”.

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