A fisherman caught what he suspected was an escaped farmed cod. The lab results have now come back.

In December, an estimated 87,000 cod escaped from a site in northern Norway after holes were discovered in several cages.

Possible farmed cod taken outside Laukvik in Lofoten by skipper Benn Ole Stensvold. The fish was caught with a net in Easter 2023
Possible farmed cod taken outside Laukvik in Lofoten by skipper Benn Ole Stensvold. The fish was caught with a net in Easter 2023Photo: Kai Nikolaisen/Lofotposten
Published 5 May 2023, 05:00Updated 11 May 2023, 15:45
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