Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony
Northern gannets, Su%a bassanus, and possibly sther seabird species nesting on Funk island off northeastern Newfsundiand preyed sn postsmolt Atlantic salmon, SaBrno salar. Salmon comprised less than 1 % sf 2928 regurgitated food samples eo[lected from gannets at the colony. Ten srnsit tags were reco...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:1981 2023-10-01T03:54:42+02:00 Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony Montevecchi, William A. Cairns, D. K. Birt, V. L. 1988-03 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/ https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/1/Migration_of_Postsmolt_Atlantic_Salmon_Salmo_salar_Off_Northeastern_Newfoundland_As_Inferred_by_Tag_Recoveries_in_a_Seabird_Colony.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/3/Migration_of_Postsmolt_Atlantic_Salmon_Salmo_salar_Off_Northeastern_Newfoundland_As_Inferred_by_Tag_Recoveries_in_a_Seabird_Colony.pdf https://doi.org/10.1139/f88-068 en eng NRC Research Press https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/1/Migration_of_Postsmolt_Atlantic_Salmon_Salmo_salar_Off_Northeastern_Newfoundland_As_Inferred_by_Tag_Recoveries_in_a_Seabird_Colony.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/3/Migration_of_Postsmolt_Atlantic_Salmon_Salmo_salar_Off_Northeastern_Newfoundland_As_Inferred_by_Tag_Recoveries_in_a_Seabird_Colony.pdf Montevecchi, William A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Montevecchi=3AWilliam_A=2E_=3A=3A.html> and Cairns, D. K. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Cairns=3AD=2E_K=2E=3A=3A.html> and Birt, V. L. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Birt=3AV=2E_L=2E=3A=3A.html> (1988) Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 45 (3). pp. 568-571. ISSN 1205-7533 Article PeerReviewed 1988 ftmemorialuniv https://doi.org/10.1139/f88-068 2023-09-03T06:44:41Z Northern gannets, Su%a bassanus, and possibly sther seabird species nesting on Funk island off northeastern Newfsundiand preyed sn postsmolt Atlantic salmon, SaBrno salar. Salmon comprised less than 1 % sf 2928 regurgitated food samples eo[lected from gannets at the colony. Ten srnsit tags were recovered in and near the gannetry during August or September in 1984 thr~ugh1 986. The tags were from smslts released 3-4 rno earlier in the Penobscot River (Maine) (n = 7) and one each from the Saint John River (New Brunswick) and the Lower Clyde and LaHave rivers (Nova Scotia). These recoveries provide evidence that postsmolt Atlantic salmon from rivers in New England, the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia migrate off eastern Newfoundland. This migratory pattern contrasts with that of psstsmslts from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which tend to move northwards along IVewfoundlandfs west coast and through the Strait sf Belle Isle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Newfoundland Salmo salar Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Belle Isle ENVELOPE(-55.357,-55.357,51.942,51.942) Funk Island ENVELOPE(-53.181,-53.181,49.750,49.750) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 45 3 568 571 |
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Northern gannets, Su%a bassanus, and possibly sther seabird species nesting on Funk island off northeastern Newfsundiand preyed sn postsmolt Atlantic salmon, SaBrno salar. Salmon comprised less than 1 % sf 2928 regurgitated food samples eo[lected from gannets at the colony. Ten srnsit tags were recovered in and near the gannetry during August or September in 1984 thr~ugh1 986. The tags were from smslts released 3-4 rno earlier in the Penobscot River (Maine) (n = 7) and one each from the Saint John River (New Brunswick) and the Lower Clyde and LaHave rivers (Nova Scotia). These recoveries provide evidence that postsmolt Atlantic salmon from rivers in New England, the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia migrate off eastern Newfoundland. This migratory pattern contrasts with that of psstsmslts from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which tend to move northwards along IVewfoundlandfs west coast and through the Strait sf Belle Isle. |
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Montevecchi, William A. Cairns, D. K. Birt, V. L. Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony |
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Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony |
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Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony |
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Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony |
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Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony |
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Migration of Postsmolt Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Off Northeastern Newfoundland, As Inferred by Tag Recoveries in a Seabird Colony |
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migration of postsmolt atlantic salmon, salmo salar, off northeastern newfoundland, as inferred by tag recoveries in a seabird colony |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/ https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/1/Migration_of_Postsmolt_Atlantic_Salmon_Salmo_salar_Off_Northeastern_Newfoundland_As_Inferred_by_Tag_Recoveries_in_a_Seabird_Colony.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1981/3/Migration_of_Postsmolt_Atlantic_Salmon_Salmo_salar_Off_Northeastern_Newfoundland_As_Inferred_by_Tag_Recoveries_in_a_Seabird_Colony.pdf https://doi.org/10.1139/f88-068 |
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Atlantic salmon Newfoundland Salmo salar |
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