Do exotic salmonids feed on native fauna after escaping from aquaculture cages in Tasmania, Australia?

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Abrantes, Kátya Gisela, Lyle, Jeremy Martin, Nichols, Peter D., Semmens, Jayson Mark
• Other Authors: Trudel, Marc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Fulton; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f2011-057; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/f2011-057; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f2011-057

Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar , and rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss , are farmed in Tasmania, Australia, where fish sometimes escape into the natural environment. If escapees are able to survive and feed on native fauna, it is likely that they will have ecosystem impacts. Stomach content, body con...