Coastal migration patterns of the four largest Barents Sea Atlantic salmon stocks inferred using genetic stock identification methods

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Svenning, Martin-A, Falkegård, Morten, Niemelä, Eero, Vähä, Juha-Pekka, Wennevik, Vidar, Ozerov, Mikhail, Prusov, Sergey, Dempson, J Brian, Power, Michael, Fauchald, Per
• Other Authors: Gomez-Uchida, Daniel, Norwegian Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2019
• Subjects: Alta; Atlantic salmon; Barents Sea; Finnmark; Målselv; Salmo salar; Tana
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz114; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/76/6/1379/31247409/fsz114.pdf

Abstract Combining detailed temporal and spatial catch data, including catch per unit effort, with a high-resolution microsatellite genetic baseline facilitated the development of stock-specific coastal migration models for the four largest Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations, Målselv, Alta, T...