Marine Institute - Sea Trout Collapse

Marine Institute – Sea Trout Collapse

Posted on July 6, 2024 Categories: Atlantic Salmon, Catch Advice, Education, Fish Farming, Policy Salmon Watch, Sea Trout Comments are off for this post

This is a graph of sea trout collapse in the Burishoole system in the west of Ireland. This is a stark reminder that sea trout and salmon farming are mutually exclusive. Salmon farms basically make sea trout survival impossible. This station is operated by the Marine Institute which is in denial of the destruction of wild salmonids by salmon farms. The recent post from Alexandra Morton showing the effect bares a striking resemblance to this. The data source is the annual report of the Newport Research which is publicly available at the following link. Marine Institute Report

There is a data set of both salmon and sea trout spanning back to 1970.

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