Muscle Damage in Adult Atlantic Salmon Caught in Nylon Gillnets

Ligation of an adult Atlantic salmon with a cord created a bruise in the epaxial muscles similar to that observed in a salmon caught by a nylon gillnet. There were no external manifestations of these lesions. Although only 10 such salmon have been observed, the incidence of this type of damage could...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Murray, A. R., White, D. R. L., Whitaker, R. S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
Subjects:
General Medicine
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-157
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f69-157
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Summary:Ligation of an adult Atlantic salmon with a cord created a bruise in the epaxial muscles similar to that observed in a salmon caught by a nylon gillnet. There were no external manifestations of these lesions. Although only 10 such salmon have been observed, the incidence of this type of damage could be high because of the recent and widespread use of nylon gillnets for Atlantic salmon.

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