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| Warning over deadly fish parasite | Warning over deadly fish parasite |
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| Scotland's river managers are warning that one careless angler could wipe out the country's wild salmon stocks and cripple rural communities. | Scotland's river managers are warning that one careless angler could wipe out the country's wild salmon stocks and cripple rural communities. |
| They fear that a fisherman will accidentally import a deadly parasite which has already devastated stocks in 20 Norwegian rivers. | They fear that a fisherman will accidentally import a deadly parasite which has already devastated stocks in 20 Norwegian rivers. |
| The salmon farming industry said it could be shut down within 18 months of an outbreak, costing hundreds of jobs. | The salmon farming industry said it could be shut down within 18 months of an outbreak, costing hundreds of jobs. |
| The Scottish Executive is seeking new powers to reduce the risk. | The Scottish Executive is seeking new powers to reduce the risk. |
| Epidemic fear | |
| Next week it will also be testing contingency plans. | Next week it will also be testing contingency plans. |
| The parasite, which is native to Baltic rivers, has destroyed salmon populations in countries where the native fish have no resistance. | The parasite, which is native to Baltic rivers, has destroyed salmon populations in countries where the native fish have no resistance. |
| Whole river systems have been poisoned to eradicate the creature. | Whole river systems have been poisoned to eradicate the creature. |
| Fish in Scotland do not have any resistance to the disease | |
| Scotland's river managers are planning to use Thursday's opening of the Dee season to warn that a single parasite in wet fishing gear could start an epidemic in this country. | Scotland's river managers are planning to use Thursday's opening of the Dee season to warn that a single parasite in wet fishing gear could start an epidemic in this country. |
| They said that would cost rural communities 3,000 jobs and more than £100m. | They said that would cost rural communities 3,000 jobs and more than £100m. |
| Dee river director Mark Bilsby told BBC Scotland: "If it comes to Scotland our fish do not have any resistance to this disease and would be killed. | Dee river director Mark Bilsby told BBC Scotland: "If it comes to Scotland our fish do not have any resistance to this disease and would be killed. |
| "Hundreds of jobs rely on salmon in rural areas so our villages would be much quieter." | "Hundreds of jobs rely on salmon in rural areas so our villages would be much quieter." |