The International Sampling Program : continent of origin and biological characteristics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) collected at West Greenland in 2022 ...

• Main Authors: Sheehan, Timothy F., Brown, Bregan, Ellingson, Brandon, Josset, Quentin, Maxwell, Hugo, Ravn, Malu, Nygaard, Rasmus, Bradbury, Ian R., Robertson, Martha J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center 2024
• Subjects: Greenland; Atlantic salmon; North Atlantic; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25923/4pk9-9d40; https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/56562

Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 24-02 ... : An Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) mixed-stock fishery operating from August through October exists off the western coast of Greenland and primarily harvests 1 sea-winter (1SW) North American and European origin salmon destined to return to natal waters as 2 sea-winter (2SW) spawning adults. To collect data on the biological characteristics and origin of the harvest necessary for international stock assessment efforts, parties to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization’s (NASCO) West Greenland Commission (WGC) agreed to participate in an international sampling program for the 2022 fishery. ...