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Salmon escapees lure Tasmanian fishers out for Christmas catch but not all are joyful at farm mishap
It is a fair bet salmon will be on many Tasmanian tables this Christmas, with anglers having taken to the water to catch fish that escaped during an aquaculture farm mishap.
Key points:
- About 50,000 salmon escaped during the incident, which is not the first in the history of Tasmania’s salmon industry
- Many anglers around Tasmania’s south-east have reported salmon catches
- While the mishap has some people rejoicing, others say the escape of an introduced species is a major concern
News of the mass breakout of about 50,000 Atlantic salmon spread like wildfire after Huon Aquaculture reported a fire melted part of an enclosure near Bruny Island on Monday.
While the latest escape has the angling community rejoicing, others say the penetration of an…
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