Scientists braced for wave of invasive pink 'Soviet salmon' set to arrive in UK

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Scientists are braced for a record number of invasive Pacific pink salmon Introduced by Soviet scientists in the 50s and 60s, climate change has allowed the pink salmon to boom in northern Norway and now they are turning up in British rivers

Pacific pink salmon to arrive in Britain this summer, amid fears that the fish will become established and start breeding.Atlantic salmon for prey and territory and that they could potentially introduce new diseases and parasites to the native population.

An Atlantic salmon. While there are several species from the Pacific, there is only one from the Atlantic Compared to other species, Pink salmon are considered highly adaptable and both mature and reproduce rapidly.

 

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