Influence of Sea Temperature upon the Numbers of Grilse and Multi-Sea-Winter Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) Caught in the Vicinity of the River Dee (Aberdeenshire)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Martin, J. H. A., Mitchell, K. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Dee; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f85-189; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f85-189

The possible influence of sea temperature upon the age of return of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) was examined using the catch and weight data of grilse and multi-sea-winter (MSW) salmon of the Aberdeen Harbour Board caught either within or adjacent to the River Dee (Aberdeenshire). This data set, a...