Tracing escaped farmed salmon

2012-03-07T11:51:00

An escaped salmon caught here may be able to be traced back to its owner. Scientists are now testing out various traceability methods. Credit: Frank Gregersen, Nofima

Physical marking of farmed salmon and DNA tracing will now be tested as methods of finding out if a salmon in the sea or river is an escaped farmed salmon and, if so, which farm it comes from.

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