Progress on the salmon investigation

• Main Author: Allen, K.R.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Freshwater Biological Association 1938
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Fisheries; Water temperature; Freshwater fish; Length; Scales; Seasonal variations; Feeding; Temperature effects; Annual reports; Salmo salar; England; Scotland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22642

An article detailing some of the conclusions of the salmon investigation undertaken by the author, on the River Eden and its tributaries, for the previous few years. It is proposed that seasonal changes in young salmon growth are related to water temperature variation. A figure is included showing length of fish compared to the average temperature of water in the River Eden over a two year duration. The article describes comparative work undertaken to date between three streams within the Thurso watershed and the River Eden. A table is included showing the average size of fish in each of the watercourses compared. Laboratory experiments on the effects of temperature on young salmon are outlined, as well as investigative work undertaken into the realtionship between fish scales and fish length.