Changes in the condition, early growth, and trophic position of lake trout ( Salvelinus namaycush ) in response to an experimental aquaculture operation

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Kennedy, Patrick J., Blanchfield, Paul J., Kidd, Karen A., Paterson, Michael J., Podemski, Cheryl L., Rennie, Michael D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Shield Lake; Cottus cognatus; Slimy sculpin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0578; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0578; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0578

We analyzed changes in the condition, early growth, and resource use of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from a Boreal Shield lake in response to an experimental aquaculture operation. Annual small-scale commercial production of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) resulted in increased lake trout b...