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Article: Wild and Free.(Atlantic Salmon farming in Maine)
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
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Maine Fights to Restore Atlantic Salmon Runs
The farm-raised fish, all 14,000 of them in the DE Salmon pen near West Quoddy Head in Maine, swim in endless counter-clockwise circles, a headlong rush to nowhere that will only end when they are filleted and shrink-wrapped as a bright pink delicacy for the tables of North America.
Although it's not generally known, commercial fishing of wild Atlantic salmon has almost ended, and it's strictly forbidden in the rivers of Maine--rich salmon spawning grounds since time immemorial. The $9.95 salmon special at the local fish house is almost certainly from a farm," the product of a flourishing and increasingly ...