A biological risk assessment for an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) invasion in Alaskan waters

• Main Authors: John J Piccolo, Ewa H Orlikowska
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar; Alaska
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1083.1718; http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2012/AI_2012_2_Piccolo_Orlikowska.pdf

Abstract We present an event-tree biological risk assessment for a non-native Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) invasion into Alaskan waters. Atlantic salmon farming is prohibited in Alaska, USA, but large numbers of them are reared in ocean net-pens in Washinton (WA) USA, and British Columbia (BC), Can...