Night stocking facilitates nocturnal migration of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, smolts

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-13

  Roberts, L J ^a   Taylor, J ^b   Gough, P J ^b   Forman, D W ^a   de Leaniz, Carlos Garcia ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Nocturnal behaviour; Smolt migration

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CAPTURE METHOD; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SALMONID FISHERY; SMOLT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCKING DENSITY;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 63549134404     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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