Summer Is Coming! Tackling Ocean Warming in Atlantic Salmon Cage Farming
Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) cage farming has traditionally been located at higher latitudes where cold seawater temperatures favor this practice. However, these regions can be impacted by ocean warming and heat waves that push seawater temperature beyond the thermo-tolerance limits of this speci...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:711b39900a474765b35dcc8285cbf825 2023-05-15T15:28:08+02:00 Summer Is Coming! Tackling Ocean Warming in Atlantic Salmon Cage Farming Ricardo Calado Vasco C. Mota Diana Madeira Miguel C. Leal 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061800 https://doaj.org/article/711b39900a474765b35dcc8285cbf825 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1800 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 doi:10.3390/ani11061800 2076-2615 https://doaj.org/article/711b39900a474765b35dcc8285cbf825 Animals, Vol 11, Iss 1800, p 1800 (2021) climate change heat stress phenotypic plasticity Salmo salar thermal tolerance Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061800 2022-12-31T09:54:39Z Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) cage farming has traditionally been located at higher latitudes where cold seawater temperatures favor this practice. However, these regions can be impacted by ocean warming and heat waves that push seawater temperature beyond the thermo-tolerance limits of this species. As more mass mortality events are reported every year due to abnormal sea temperatures, the Atlantic salmon cage aquaculture industry acknowledges the need to adapt to a changing ocean. This paper reviews adult Atlantic salmon thermal tolerance limits, as well as the deleterious eco-physiological consequences of heat stress, with emphasis on how it negatively affects sea cage aquaculture production cycles. Biotechnological solutions targeting the phenotypic plasticity of Atlantic salmon and its genetic diversity, particularly that of its southernmost populations at the limit of its natural zoogeographic distribution, are discussed. Some of these solutions include selective breeding programs, which may play a key role in this quest for a more thermo-tolerant strain of Atlantic salmon that may help the cage aquaculture industry to adapt to climate uncertainties more rapidly, without compromising profitability. Omics technologies and precision breeding, along with cryopreservation breakthroughs, are also part of the available toolbox that includes other solutions that can allow cage farmers to continue to produce Atlantic salmon in the warmer waters of the oceans of tomorrow. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animals 11 6 1800 |
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Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) cage farming has traditionally been located at higher latitudes where cold seawater temperatures favor this practice. However, these regions can be impacted by ocean warming and heat waves that push seawater temperature beyond the thermo-tolerance limits of this species. As more mass mortality events are reported every year due to abnormal sea temperatures, the Atlantic salmon cage aquaculture industry acknowledges the need to adapt to a changing ocean. This paper reviews adult Atlantic salmon thermal tolerance limits, as well as the deleterious eco-physiological consequences of heat stress, with emphasis on how it negatively affects sea cage aquaculture production cycles. Biotechnological solutions targeting the phenotypic plasticity of Atlantic salmon and its genetic diversity, particularly that of its southernmost populations at the limit of its natural zoogeographic distribution, are discussed. Some of these solutions include selective breeding programs, which may play a key role in this quest for a more thermo-tolerant strain of Atlantic salmon that may help the cage aquaculture industry to adapt to climate uncertainties more rapidly, without compromising profitability. Omics technologies and precision breeding, along with cryopreservation breakthroughs, are also part of the available toolbox that includes other solutions that can allow cage farmers to continue to produce Atlantic salmon in the warmer waters of the oceans of tomorrow. |
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Summer Is Coming! Tackling Ocean Warming in Atlantic Salmon Cage Farming |
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Summer Is Coming! Tackling Ocean Warming in Atlantic Salmon Cage Farming |
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Summer Is Coming! Tackling Ocean Warming in Atlantic Salmon Cage Farming |
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summer is coming! tackling ocean warming in atlantic salmon cage farming |
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