> In Washington a new size record is set for Atlantic Salmon every year.
The
> current record is 14.38 lbs, caught from the Green River.
>
> http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/outreach/fishing/bigfish.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- How soon is now?
>
>
> > Your apprehension is well-taken, Todd. I saw a scary presentation this
> past
> > weekend at the Ichthyologists' meeting in Kansas City. A Canadian
> biologist
> > presented what he's found about the escape of non-native Atlantic salmon
> > from aquaculture operations in British Columbia over the past 15 years.
> The
> > government and industry don't want to talk about it, of course, but
> Atlantic
> > salmon have now become well-established in many rivers on Vancouver
Island
> > and probably the BC mainland. They can do this because the native
Pacific
> > species have had their populations hammered by overfishing, opening up a
> > niche for the Atlantics. Once established, the Atlantics can further
> stress
> > the native salmons in their natal rivers. Interestingly, the way this
> works
> > is that the Atlantics take over the riverbottoms and force the native
> > competitors to spend more time in the less food-rich water column.
> >
> > It's all about money, of course, since the aquaculture industry has
about
> 10
> > times the cash value of wild-caught fishes. Atlantic salmon is now a fad
> in
> > Japan, apparently (Ed Venn?), and the Japanese are willing to bid up the
> > price for farm-raised Atlantics from BC, Canada. I would urge everyone
on
> > this list to avoid aquacultured Atlantic salmon, especially that
produced
> in
> > BC. This biz is badly twisting the original ecosystem.
> >
> > --Bruce Stallsmith
> > Huntsville, AL, US of A
> >
> > >Not sure if anyone posted anything about this... I usually can't
remember
> > >what
> > >I had for lunch, let alone 2 months ago, so sorry if this is redundant
;)
> > >
> > >I'd always wondered how long it would take for pacific marine
piscovores
> to
> > >"escape" out of the Marine hobby. Apparently, they've found them up to
> the
> > >Carolinas, but the link I followed was 404.
> > >
> > >http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/051402/LOClionfish.shtml
> > >
> > >And how'd you like that guy's final quote?
> > >
> > >Todd "put it on his chair when he's not looking" Crail
> > >http://www.farmertodd.com
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