World Distribution of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo solar
Since the mid-19th century, numerous attempts have been made to restore or enhance populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, within the endemic range, and to establish the species in other parts of the world. Despite all efforts, salmon have become naturalized locally only in eastern North Am...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f79-062 2024-09-15T17:55:41+00:00 World Distribution of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo solar MacCrimmon, Hugh R. Gots, Barra L. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f79-062 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f79-062 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 36, issue 4, page 422-457 ISSN 0015-296X journal-article 1979 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f79-062 2024-08-29T04:08:48Z Since the mid-19th century, numerous attempts have been made to restore or enhance populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, within the endemic range, and to establish the species in other parts of the world. Despite all efforts, salmon have become naturalized locally only in eastern North America, Argentina, the Faeroe Islands, and New Zealand. Principal factors affecting the disappearance, restoration, or naturalization of populations are water temperature and availability of suitable spawning and nursery sites. Commercial exploitation of the species in coastal and offshore waters is viewed internationally as a factor of increased importance in the numerical regulation of river spawning runs. A further expansion of the world distribution of Atlantic salmon by naturalization seems unlikely except in areas where preliminary plantings have been made or brood stocks are presently held. Atlantic salmon produced by commercial sea farming operations in Norway, Scotland, Spain, and France are considered to be of comparable quality to fish harvested from the wild. Also, there is presently interest in the potential of sea ranching of Atlantic salmon. Key words: zoogeography, endemic range, naturalized range, artificial propagation, environmental impact, exploitation, aquaculture Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Canadian Science Publishing Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 36 4 422 457 |
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Since the mid-19th century, numerous attempts have been made to restore or enhance populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, within the endemic range, and to establish the species in other parts of the world. Despite all efforts, salmon have become naturalized locally only in eastern North America, Argentina, the Faeroe Islands, and New Zealand. Principal factors affecting the disappearance, restoration, or naturalization of populations are water temperature and availability of suitable spawning and nursery sites. Commercial exploitation of the species in coastal and offshore waters is viewed internationally as a factor of increased importance in the numerical regulation of river spawning runs. A further expansion of the world distribution of Atlantic salmon by naturalization seems unlikely except in areas where preliminary plantings have been made or brood stocks are presently held. Atlantic salmon produced by commercial sea farming operations in Norway, Scotland, Spain, and France are considered to be of comparable quality to fish harvested from the wild. Also, there is presently interest in the potential of sea ranching of Atlantic salmon. Key words: zoogeography, endemic range, naturalized range, artificial propagation, environmental impact, exploitation, aquaculture |
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World Distribution of Atlantic Salmon, Salmo solar |
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