Submergence of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in commercial scale sea-cages: A potential short-term solution to poor surface conditions

Aquaculture

Volumn 288, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 254-263

  Dempster, Tim ^a   Korsøen, Øyvind ^b   Folkedal, Ole ^b   Juell, Jon Erik ^b   Oppedal, Frode ^b  

^a SINTEF OCEAN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Behaviour; Buoyancy; Growth; Salmo salar; Salmon; Sea cage; Submerged

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RATE; SALMONID; SUBMERGENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 60749102884     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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