Fluctuating sea-cage environments modify the effects of stocking densities on production and welfare parameters of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 315, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 361-368

  Oppedal, Frode ^a   Vågseth, Tone ^a   Dempster, Tim ^b,c   Juell, Jon Erik ^a   Johansson, David ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SINTEF OCEAN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Crowding; Density; Environmental variability; Feed; Fish welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CAGE CULTURE; FISHERY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79955031805     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.02.037     Document Type: Article

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