Do exotic salmonids feed on native fauna after escaping from aquaculture cages in Tasmania, Australia?
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, are farmed in Tasmania, Australia, where fish sometimes escape into the natural environment. If escapees are able to survive and feed on native fauna, it is likely that they will have ecosystem impacts. Stomach content, body condi...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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NRC Research Press
2011
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Online Access: | https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/31845/1/31845%20Abrantes%20et%20al%202011.pdf |