Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) Taken in the Sea in North Labrador

Scale analysis showed that with few exceptions salmon taken near the northern extremity of Labrador were similar to stocks from Ungava rivers; those taken near Nain were probably of local origin. Knowledge of the distribution of local stocks of salmon in the sea contributes to our understanding of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Power, G., Cressman, Douglas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
Subjects:
General Medicine
Nain
Atlantic salmon
Northwest Atlantic
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f75-033
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f75-033
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Summary:Scale analysis showed that with few exceptions salmon taken near the northern extremity of Labrador were similar to stocks from Ungava rivers; those taken near Nain were probably of local origin. Knowledge of the distribution of local stocks of salmon in the sea contributes to our understanding of their migrations and is valuable in view of the recent development of commercial fisheries for this species in the northwest Atlantic.

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