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250,000 Salmon Removed From More than 50 Rivers: Norway Still Pays What the USSR Dropped Near Its Home in 1956

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Since 1956, the Soviet Union has voluntarily introduced pink salmon into Russia, a Pacific species that has become invasive in Norway. In 2023, the country removed 250,000 of these fish from more than 50 rivers to protect Atlantic salmon. Efforts are intensifying, but efficiency remains uncertain. More
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Since 1956, the Soviet Union has voluntarily introduced pink salmon into Russia, a Pacific species that has become invasive in Norway. In 2023, the country removed 250,000 of these fish from more than 50 rivers to protect Atlantic salmon. Efforts are intensifying, but efficiency remains uncertain. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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