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Nature 416, 571 (11 April 2002) | doi:10.1038/416571a

Stream of escaped farm fish raises fears for wild salmon

Natasha McDowell

The escape of an estimated 100,000 farmed salmon in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland, has highlighted mounting concerns about the ecological impact of such incidents on natural salmon stocks.A Scottish parliamentary committee is currently investigating the impact of fish farming.