FISHEO NASTY; Q How Do You Teach Farmed Fish To Survive In The Wild? A Send them To School And Show Them Horror Flicks.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: January 9, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: MARIA CROCE

A SCOTS-based academic is showing farm-reared fish video nasties - in a bid to toughen them up for life in the wild.

Dr Culum Brown says fish born in captivity have become institutionalised and need lessons on how to avoid danger before being left to fend for themselves.

At his fish school at the University of Edinburgh, he teaches them vital life skills by forcing them to view footage of their counterparts being eaten by predators.

The scaly pupils also have to endure coming face to face with one of their arch-enemies in a tank - divided only ...

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