Norwegian Seafood Company Offers Bounty on Escaped Salmon

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
Mowi, a seafood company in Norway, is offering a reward for each of the 27,000 Atlantic salmon that escaped from their farm. The escaped fish, weighing about 12 pounds each, are believed to be off the coast of Troms. There are concerns about the impact on the wild salmon population if the farmed salmon are not recaptured.

Key Points

  • 27,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from Mowi's farm in Norway
  • Mowi is offering a reward of $45 per returned fish
  • Concerns about the impact on the wild salmon population if the escaped fish are not recaptured

Pros

  • Efforts to recapture escaped salmon could prevent negative impacts on the wild salmon population
  • Mowi's initiative encourages fishermen to return the escaped fish

Cons

  • Risk of farmed salmon altering the genetic characteristics of wild salmon if they spawn together