Escapees ‘pose a significant risk to wild Atlantic salmon populations’ returning to spawn, says fisheries agency
A farmed salmon caught at Galway Salmon Weir on Monday, September 9th. Estimates of escaped fish vary from 10,000 to 30,000.
A salmon of farmed origin, similar to those that escaped Killary Harbour, was caught on Monday by an angler at the Galway Salmon Weir in Galway city on the Corrib river. It was forwarded to There are also unconfirmed reports of escapees being caught on the Cong Canal, north of Lough Corrib, and more than 100km away on the Kilcolgan river in east Galway. The fish have travelled as far north as the Owenmore river in Co Mayo.
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