Vertical and horizontal distribution of ascending Atlantic salmon in power plant tailrace channels

• Published in: Fisheries Management and Ecology
• Main Authors: Sutela, Tapio, Orell, Panu, Huusko, Ari, Jaukkuri, Mikko, Huusko, Riina, Mäki‐Petäys, Aki, Erkinaro, Jaakko
• Other Authors: European Regional Development Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Kemijoki; Atlantic salmon; Northern Finland; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fme.12291; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Ffme.12291; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/fme.12291

Abstract Three‐dimensional distribution of adult upstream‐migrating Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., was studied in three power plant tailrace channels on the large, regulated River Kemijoki in northern Finland using novel pressure sensor radio telemetry. The salmon swam mostly at depths of 1–4 m be...