Behavior of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) During Suspended Migration in an Estuary, Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, Observed Visually and By Ultrasonic Tracking

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Author: Brawn, Vivien M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; The ''Y''; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f82-035; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f82-035

The movements of adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were followed in an estuary from August to November 1978 and in July and August 1979 by ultrasonic tracking. During these periods, the proportion of time spent by salmon in apparent random movement inside a small area steadily increased, reaching...