Submerged light increases swimming depth and reduces fish density of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in production cages

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 469-478

  Juell, Jon Erik ^a   Oppedal, Frode ^a   Boxaspen, Karin ^a   Lasse Taranger, Geir ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fish density; Light; Salmo salar L.; Swimming depth; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CAGE CULTURE; LIGHT EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0038363696     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2003.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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