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Salmon 'on the run'

By Jane Candlish - PressandJournal.co.uk 15/11/2010 10:25:00
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Loch Duart in Sutherland where 4,000 farmed salmon have escaped into the wild Loch Duart in Sutherland where 4,000 farmed salmon have escaped into the wild

The Press and Journal reports " ‘Big blow’ to fish farm as 4,000 salmon worth £80,000 escape cage"

Around 4,000 fish worth £80,000 escaped from a fish farm in north-west Sutherland this week after the net containing them was damaged.

Owners Loch Duart Ltd said yesterday that the damage was discovered on Tuesday, adding that the loss of the salmon was a “big blow” to the company.

Managing director Nick Joy said that 4,000 of the 10,000 salmon in their Loch Laxford pen escaped.

It is believed that the damage may have been caused by the propeller of a workboat which was alongside the pen.

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williegunn on 15/11/2010 15:33:57
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http://www.flyforums.co.uk/salmon-fishing/107339-4-000-farmed-salmon-escape-loch-laxford.html I've a feeling this is the same incident.
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