Sea Growth and Time of Migration of Anadromous Arctic Char ( Salvelinus alpinus ) from the Vardnes River, in Northern Norway

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Berg, Ole Kristian, Berg, Magnus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1989
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Norway; Vardnes; Northern Norway; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f89-123; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f89-123

The annual seaward migration of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) from the Vardnes River, northern Norway usually takes place early in summer, between the end of May and the beginning of June. A period of very fast growth was recorded immediately following the entry of char into the sea. Mean daily g...