Wild salmon stocks in Canadian coastal waters are being severely affected by parasites from fish farms. So intense are these infestations that some populations of salmon are at risk of extinction.
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Rosenberg, A. The price of lice. Nature 451, 23–24 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/451023a
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