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Originally Posted by Wes_G
I for the life of me can not understand why we farm Atlantic salmon on the Pacific coast. Obviously fish are not meant to escape but do. Is this not just creating an invasive species problem? Can anyone explain the logic to me?
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I believe all farmed Salmon are Triploids (3N) and cannot spawn (sterile).
As a result these fish do nothing but eat and grow and eat and grow. Not a natural fish at all. At 12 months of age they can be 500% (5 times) the weight of a natural fish. People buy fish by the pound, so seems like a perfect way to grow them large, quickly and get them to market.
The issue is with parasites and disease spread to native fish/salmon.