Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130:489–494, 2001 � Copyright by the American Fisheries Society 2001 NOTES Reproduction of Aquaculture Atlantic Salmon in a Controlled Stream Channel on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

• Main Authors: John P. Volpe, Barry, W. Glickman, Bradley R. Anholt
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.180.6488; http://www.agobservatory.org/library.cfm?refID=70185

Abstract.—Sightings and captures of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar that have escaped from aquaculture facilities have become common in coastal British Columbia, Canada. A lack of empirical data has prevented the forecast of what effects may result from the presence of this species in the Pacific Northwest. A first step towards this objective is to evaluate the spawning potential of escaped Atlantic salmon. We report results from a study of Atlantic salmon spawning in a simulated stream channel at the Little Qualicum River, British Columbia. Adults were obtained from a local commercial marine net-pen operation; 17 of 19 males and 24 of 30 females matured sexually, and up to 9 females successfully deposited eggs in six redds, five of which yielded viable progeny when the eggs were collected and incubated in