“Billions of hatchery-bred juvenile salmon are released…every year, and their survival is between 10 and 20 times less than that of wild salmon.” (Reimer and Dodd, Scientific Reports, 2016.) Could this be related to our last 2 releases, i.e. hearing deformities, lower omega-3 content in fish, and reduced omega-3 content in fish feeds?
Look for our next release focused on what all this means for the planet’s top predator…