Do Norwegian Atlantic salmon feed in the northern Barents Sea? Tag recoveries from 70 to 78° N

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Rikardsen, A. H., Hansen, L. P., Jensen, A. J., Vollen, T., Finstad, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Alta; Barents Sea; Bear Island; Greenland; Norway; Atlantic salmon; Northern Norway; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01823.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2008.01823.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01823.x

Three tagged Atlantic salmon Salmo salar were recaptured as subadults or adults (1·4–3 kg) between 70·5 and 78° N in the western Barents Sea, two of which originated from the Alta Fjord region in northern Norway and one from the Drammen River, south‐eastern Norway. An additional tag was recovered fr...