Open Sea Releases of Atlantic Salmon Smolts, Salmo salar , In Central Norway, 1973–83

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Gunnerød, T. B., Hvidsten, N. A., Heggberget, T. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1988
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Norway; Surna; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f88-157; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f88-157

Low returns of adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from releases of hatchery-reared smolts initiated experiments to increase recapture rates in the River Surna. A hypothesis that heavy postsmolt mortality due to predation could be reduced by guiding the smolts through coastal areas was tested. Three...