Nothing much to report from yesterday so far. Conditions remain unchanged and look likely to remain so for much of next
Just one small 4lb grilse reported from wyesham on fly to Alex Frere-Scott.
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You may have noticed the below from yesterdays blog. Our old friend prof McGinnity who has spent the last 20 years at Burrishole in Ireland try to prove what? That ranched fish from fish farms are no good in the environment or any use for stocking.. He spent much of the Glasgow conference which has influenced much ;scientific' thinking regarding salmon research trying to do just that. Despite so far proving nothing but the obvious he now has another £1.7 million pounds plus to continue doing the same.
Escaped farm, salmon are obviously a danger, , Salmon farms have caused pollution, disease and disaster to salmon stocks all over the world, no mores so than on Scoland east coast and for the sea trout too. The way to stop this is of course to prevent salmon escaping from these farms(unlikely) or close them down permanently (preferably)
Instead the last sentence says its all - he seeks to find ways to actually extend this dirty industry funded by the Government.
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€1.7M for Irish Research into Wild Farmed Salmon Interactions
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK (Ireland)
Research investment for UCC
Investigating the impact of escaped farmed salmon on wild Irish Atlantic salmon populations is one of five UCC projects which has been awarded €8.5m in Government funding today. A co-led project brings the UCC figure to €9.3m. The portion for wild/farmed interactions is €1,709,586
The salmon project will exploit new techniques in population genomics and quantitative genetics to investigate how Atlantic salmon escaping from farms reduce the survival potential of wild salmon when they breed together in rivers. The interbreeding of wild and farmed salmon reduces the productivity of rivers and is detrimental to fisheries and biodiversity.
The salmon project is one of 24 being funded to the tune of almost €40 million distributed via Science Foundation Ireland’s Investigators Programme and funded by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation.
Principal Investigator (PI): Philip McGinnity
Research Body: UCC
Co-PI Research Body: Marine Institute
Award Title: Wild farmed interactions in a changing world: formulation of a predictive methodology to inform environmental best practice to secure long-term sustainability of global wild and farm fish populations
Award Amount: €1,709,586
Summary: "We will exploit new analytical techniques in population genomics and quantitative genetics to investigate mechanisms by which Atlantic salmon escaping from farms reduce the survival potential of wild salmon, when they breed together in rivers. This reduces the productivity of rivers and is detrimental to fisheries and biodiversity. The issue is limiting the expansion of the salmon farming industry, in Ireland and worldwide. Our group has worked in this area more than two decades and has a large bank of archival and contemporary material. Our results will allow for better management and enable sustainable expansion of this valuable food industry."
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