Growth, migration and survival of lake reared juvenile anadromous Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.

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Lars P. Hansen

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A release of 16.741 underyearlings of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in Lake Storevatnet in the River Imsa system resulted in a downstream migration of 1.580 smolts. Most of the smolts were 2 years of age, but there was also a significant proportion of one year old smolts. Growth of the lake reared smolts was excellent, but they migrated downstream over a much longer period than naturally produced smolts which descended mainly in May. In total 0,7% of Carlin-tagged lake reared smolts were recaptured as adults compared with 15,4% of the naturally produced smolts. It is suggested that the low survival of lake reared smolts is mainly due to their irregular migration time.

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Hansen, L. P. (1987). Growth, migration and survival of lake reared juvenile anadromous Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. Fauna Norvegica, 8, 29-34. https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v8i0.6093
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