Movements of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in an estuary in south‐west England

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Author: Potter, E. C. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1988
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1988.tb05569.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1988.tb05569.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1988.tb05569.x

In the years 1985–1987, salmon were tracked in the estuary of the River Fowey, Cornwall using the ‘sonar buoy’ system developed at the M.A.F.F. Fisheries laboratory and described by Solomon & Potter (1988). Sixty‐one salmon were caught and tagged in the estuary, 25 with radio and 36 with combine...