Jonathan Lambert

It was a bit of a surprise. So one drug, the pain medication, didn't seem to make any difference. But it turned out that fish exposed to Clobazam were actually more successful in reaching the Baltic Sea than salmon who weren't exposed.

It was a bit of a surprise. So one drug, the pain medication, didn't seem to make any difference. But it turned out that fish exposed to Clobazam were actually more successful in reaching the Baltic Sea than salmon who weren't exposed.

It was a bit of a surprise. So one drug, the pain medication, didn't seem to make any difference. But it turned out that fish exposed to Clobazam were actually more successful in reaching the Baltic Sea than salmon who weren't exposed.

Yeah, the researchers aren't 100% sure, but one part of their results hints at an answer. So this route, this migration route, is not exactly like a lazy river. There are two hydropower dams, each with a series of turbines that the fish have to cross to get to their destination. Those can be pretty hairy. Here's Olivia Simons, a salmon biologist at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.

Yeah, the researchers aren't 100% sure, but one part of their results hints at an answer. So this route, this migration route, is not exactly like a lazy river. There are two hydropower dams, each with a series of turbines that the fish have to cross to get to their destination. Those can be pretty hairy. Here's Olivia Simons, a salmon biologist at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.

Yeah, the researchers aren't 100% sure, but one part of their results hints at an answer. So this route, this migration route, is not exactly like a lazy river. There are two hydropower dams, each with a series of turbines that the fish have to cross to get to their destination. Those can be pretty hairy. Here's Olivia Simons, a salmon biologist at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.

Yeah. So non-drugged fish really took their time navigating these dams. Like, I imagine them waiting together in a group and going, oh, not yet, wait, wait, okay. But the Clobazam-exposed fish did it two and a half to three times faster. Oh!

Yeah. So non-drugged fish really took their time navigating these dams. Like, I imagine them waiting together in a group and going, oh, not yet, wait, wait, okay. But the Clobazam-exposed fish did it two and a half to three times faster. Oh!

Yeah. So non-drugged fish really took their time navigating these dams. Like, I imagine them waiting together in a group and going, oh, not yet, wait, wait, okay. But the Clobazam-exposed fish did it two and a half to three times faster. Oh!

Yeah, yeah. Here's how Brand explained it.

Yeah, yeah. Here's how Brand explained it.

Yeah, yeah. Here's how Brand explained it.

Yeah. On the face of it, it kind of seems like this study is basically saying that it's good to give salmon benzos, but the authors caution against that interpretation.

Yeah. On the face of it, it kind of seems like this study is basically saying that it's good to give salmon benzos, but the authors caution against that interpretation.

Yeah. On the face of it, it kind of seems like this study is basically saying that it's good to give salmon benzos, but the authors caution against that interpretation.

Exactly. A follow-up lab experiment they did found that Clobazam made salmon less likely to shoal with other salmon. Shoaling is when fish group together for a safety in numbers kind of thing, and setting off on your own could make it easier for ocean predators to pick you off.

Exactly. A follow-up lab experiment they did found that Clobazam made salmon less likely to shoal with other salmon. Shoaling is when fish group together for a safety in numbers kind of thing, and setting off on your own could make it easier for ocean predators to pick you off.

Exactly. A follow-up lab experiment they did found that Clobazam made salmon less likely to shoal with other salmon. Shoaling is when fish group together for a safety in numbers kind of thing, and setting off on your own could make it easier for ocean predators to pick you off.

Yeah, Clobazam essentially made them more antisocial and willing to live a bit more dangerously. Scaled up, a lot more antisocial and risk-prone salmon could ultimately shrink the population. And that could cause problems for the whole ecosystem.

Yeah, Clobazam essentially made them more antisocial and willing to live a bit more dangerously. Scaled up, a lot more antisocial and risk-prone salmon could ultimately shrink the population. And that could cause problems for the whole ecosystem.