The high stakes of illegal salmon fishing

Nature · Published 3 October 2026 Swipe more like this →

In short: A National Geographic film captures the moment a teenager and his friend are caught participating in illegal salmon fishing.

The footage follows the consequences of poaching, specifically documenting a pot-smoking teenager and his friend after they are busted for illegal salmon fishing.

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