The ecological profile of Atlantic salmon escapees entering a river throughout an entire season: diverse in escape history and genetic background, but frequently virus-infected

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Madhun, Abdullah S., Wennevik, Vidar, Skilbrei, Ove T., Karlsbakk, Egil, Skaala, Øystein, Fiksdal, Ingrid U., Meier, Sonnich, Tang, Yongkai, Glover, Kevin A.
• Other Authors: Pernet, Fabrice
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2017
• Subjects: Norway; Sav’; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw243; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/74/5/1371/31245816/fsw243.pdf

In 2014, 129 farmed salmon escapees captured in an upstream-migration trap located in the river Etne, western Norway, were investigated for viral infections, age at escape, size, and genetic composition. The frequency of escapees positive for salmonid alphavirus (SAV), piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), a...