Movements of salmon Salmo salar (L.) to and from Irish waters

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Author: Went, A. E. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1973
• Subjects: Greenland; Norway; Faroes; Labrador Sea; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1973.tb04502.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1973.tb04502.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1973.tb04502.x

Fish tagged as kelts at a number of Irish stations have been recaptured outside Irish waters along the coasts of Great Britain, Norway and West Greenland. Salmon tagged as smolts in three Irish rivers have been recaptured off the coast of West Greenland and one off the Faroes. Sixteen fish tagged as smolts in Denmark, Great Britain and Sweden were recaptured in Irish rivers or on the coastline of Ireland. Clean salmon tagged in the open sea have travelled to the coasts of Great Britain and a single fish travelled to southern Sweden. Feeding salmon tagged off West Greenland, in the Labrador sea and off the Faroes have been recaptured in Irish waters.