Chips plan to keep an eye on fish

Chips plan to keep an eye on fish

Source: bbc news

10/16/2006

New research could help solve the long-standing problem of monitoring the health of farmed Atlantic salmon.

It is hoped a new "DNA chip" will save the salmon industry thousands of pounds and conserve dwindling stocks.

he chip technology, developed by scientists at three UK universities, aims to provide a more reliable assessment of the condition of fish.

Farmers and conservationists currently rely on the general appearance of salmon as an indicator of their health.

Atlantic salmon, seen as the most important farmed fish in the UK, are a disappearing species in the wild.

Salmon, Atlantic

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