India, July 16 -- Environmental campaigners in Scotland have coined the term "Franken-Trout" for unusually large wild trout found in several Scottish lochs. According to campaigners, some trout have reached around 9 kg, compared with a typical weight of about 0.45 kg, making them nearly 20 times larger than normal. The phenomenon has been linked to salmon farm feed leaking from net cages used to rear young salmon in the north of Scotland.

Feed Leakage Linked To Giant Trout

Activists claim that excess fish feed from salmon cages is entering surrounding waters, where wild trout are consuming large quantities of it. The campaign focuses particularly on the Loch of Cliff, where local residents say native brown trout have become dramatically...