Age, sex ratio and timing of the catch of kelts and ascending Atlantic salmon in the subarctic River Teno

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Niemelä, E., Makinen, T. S., Moen, K., Hassinen, E., Erkinaro, J., Lansman, M., Julkunen, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2000
• Subjects: Teno; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00886.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2000.tb00886.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00886.x

By 15 June, 82% of the catch of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar kelts had been taken from the middle part of River Teno, northern Scandinavia. The median date of capture was 4 June for males and 8 June for females. Salmon of 1–4 sea–winters (SW) of both sexes survived spawning to return to sea as kelts....