Temporal synchrony and variation in abundance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in two subarctic Barents Sea rivers: influence of oceanic conditions

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Niemelä, Eero, Erkinaro, Jaakko, Dempson, J. Brian, Julkunen, Markku, Zubchenko, Alexander, Prusov, Sergei, Svenning, Martin A., Ingvaldsen, Randi, Holm, Marianne, Hassinen, Esa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: salmon; laks; Barents Sea; Barentshavet; fish stocks; fiskebestander; Teno; Atlantic salmon; Barentshav*; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Salmo salar; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/108685; https://doi.org/10.1139/F04-208

Long-term variation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocks was analyzed in two Barents Sea rivers, the Teno and Näätämöjoki, that represent the northernmost distribution area of the species. In contrast to most of the North Atlantic area, these rivers are among a group of northern salmon rivers tha...