North Atlantic populations are at a historic low, and this year 33 of the country’s rivers were closed during the fishing season as salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish’s future
) in the Okla River. This spring salmon, particularly medium and larger-sized fish did not return to many of Norway’s rivers.) in the Okla River. This spring salmon, particularly medium and larger-sized fish did not return to many of Norway’s rivers.without the fjords and the mountains?” asks Ann-Britt Bogen from her candlelit kitchen, the wild Gaula River flowing by outside the window, the hillside covered by low-lying cloud.
“We are replacing wild salmon with escaped farm salmon,” he says. “That’s in the long term a major threat because then you lose all these local adaptations.” Salmon in Norway dates back thousands of years, but the sport of fly-fishing as it is known today was introduced by the English in the 1820s. The sudden closure of 33 rivers, including the Gaula, just three weeks into the salmon fishing season in June was a shock to many. But Bogen says she’s not surprised.“Something happened in 2023, but the decline has been obvious for years and years and all the research is showing all the same trends,” she says.
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