Artificial deposition of eggs of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) in a regulated Norwegian river: Hatching, dispersal and growth of the fry

• Published in: Regulated Rivers: Research & Management
• Main Authors: Raddum, Gunnar G., Fjellheim, Arne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: General Environmental Science; Norway; Weir; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rrr.3450100212; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Frrr.3450100212; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rrr.3450100212

Abstract Fertilized eggs of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) were artificially deposited in the regulated River Ekso, western Norway. This was done by placing 320–2400 eggs in perforated platic baskets, together with small stones and gravel, buried in the river. To evaluate development of the eggs, s...