Distribution and biological characteristics of escaped farmed salmon in a major subarctic wild salmon river: implications for monitoring

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Erkinaro, Jaakko, Niemelä, Eero, Vähä, Juha-Pekka, Primmer, Craig R., Brørs, Sturla, Hassinen, Esa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2010
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Teno; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f09-173; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/F09-173; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/F09-173

We report the occurrence, distribution, and biological characteristics of escaped farmed salmon in the River Teno in northernmost Europe, which supports one of the largest and most versatile wild Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) populations in the world. Farmed salmon were caught during the fishing s...