The seaward movement of Atlantic salmon smolts in the Usk estuary, Wales, as inferred from power station catches

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Aprahamian, M. W., Jones, G. O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Usk; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01371.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1997.tb01371.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01371.x

The greatest numbers of Atlantic salmon smolts were caught at Uskmouth power station during the day on the flood tide and the least on an ebbing night tide. Catch rates during the day on an ebb tide and at night on a flood tide represented an intermediate state. The results, together with tracking data, suggest that salmon smolts prefer to migrate seaward through the lower Usk estuary during the night Oncc an ebbing tide.