Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region
It is thought that survival during migration is particularly poor for Atlantic salmon post-smolts immediately following entry to sea and particularly in the estuarine environment. However, there is currently a lack of information on Atlantic salmon post-smolt movement behaviour in estuaries in the U...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:277257 2023-05-15T15:28:42+02:00 Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region Lilly, Jessica Honkanen, Hannele M. Bailey, David M. Bean, Colin W. Forrester, Ruaidhri Rodger, Jessica Adams, Colin E. 2022-11 text https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/277257/ https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/277257/1/277257.pdf en eng Wiley https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/277257/1/277257.pdf Lilly, J. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/54208.html>, Honkanen, H. M. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/36564.html>, Bailey, D. M. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/3820.html> , Bean, C. W. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/4210.html> , Forrester, R. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/67081.html>, Rodger, J. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/46867.html> and Adams, C. E. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/2983.html> (2022) Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region. Journal of Fish Biology <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Journal_of_Fish_Biology.html>, 101(5), pp. 1285-1300. (doi:10.1111/jfb.15200 <https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15200>) (PMID:36053776) cc_by_nc_nd_4 CC-BY-NC-ND Articles PeerReviewed 2022 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15200 2022-12-01T23:10:56Z It is thought that survival during migration is particularly poor for Atlantic salmon post-smolts immediately following entry to sea and particularly in the estuarine environment. However, there is currently a lack of information on Atlantic salmon post-smolt movement behaviour in estuaries in the UK. This study used acoustic tagging to estimate loss rates and compare the behaviour of Atlantic salmon post-smolts migrating from two distinctly different rivers draining into the Clyde Estuary, the River Endrick (n = 145) and the Gryffe (n = 102). Contrary to most literature, post-smolts undertook rapid migrations through the estuary, potentially decreasing their exposure to predators/anthropogenic stressors and reducing their estimated loss rates (river: 1-3%/km; estuary: 0.20 – 0.60%.km). The low loss rates in the estuary occurred despite post-smolts engaging in passive reversal movements with the tide upon entering the estuary, possibly allowing them more time to adapt to the increased salinity. Atlantic salmon post-smolts from both the rivers used similar migration pathways exiting into the coastal marine zone during ebbing tide. This study provides novel information on the timing and migratory routes of Atlantic salmon post-smolts in the Clyde Estuary that can ultimately be used to inform management decisions on how to assess and reduce the potential impacts of current natural and anthropogenic stressors. Temporal repeatability of this study over multiple years is required to determine if there is variation in the factors driving the migratory patterns and loss rates of smolts in this system. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Journal of Fish Biology |
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It is thought that survival during migration is particularly poor for Atlantic salmon post-smolts immediately following entry to sea and particularly in the estuarine environment. However, there is currently a lack of information on Atlantic salmon post-smolt movement behaviour in estuaries in the UK. This study used acoustic tagging to estimate loss rates and compare the behaviour of Atlantic salmon post-smolts migrating from two distinctly different rivers draining into the Clyde Estuary, the River Endrick (n = 145) and the Gryffe (n = 102). Contrary to most literature, post-smolts undertook rapid migrations through the estuary, potentially decreasing their exposure to predators/anthropogenic stressors and reducing their estimated loss rates (river: 1-3%/km; estuary: 0.20 – 0.60%.km). The low loss rates in the estuary occurred despite post-smolts engaging in passive reversal movements with the tide upon entering the estuary, possibly allowing them more time to adapt to the increased salinity. Atlantic salmon post-smolts from both the rivers used similar migration pathways exiting into the coastal marine zone during ebbing tide. This study provides novel information on the timing and migratory routes of Atlantic salmon post-smolts in the Clyde Estuary that can ultimately be used to inform management decisions on how to assess and reduce the potential impacts of current natural and anthropogenic stressors. Temporal repeatability of this study over multiple years is required to determine if there is variation in the factors driving the migratory patterns and loss rates of smolts in this system. |
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Lilly, Jessica Honkanen, Hannele M. Bailey, David M. Bean, Colin W. Forrester, Ruaidhri Rodger, Jessica Adams, Colin E. Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region |
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Lilly, Jessica Honkanen, Hannele M. Bailey, David M. Bean, Colin W. Forrester, Ruaidhri Rodger, Jessica Adams, Colin E. |
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Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region |
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Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region |
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Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region |
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Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region |
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Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region |
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investigating the behaviour of atlantic salmon (salmo salar l.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the clyde marine region |
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https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/277257/1/277257.pdf Lilly, J. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/54208.html>, Honkanen, H. M. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/36564.html>, Bailey, D. M. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/3820.html> , Bean, C. W. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/4210.html> , Forrester, R. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/67081.html>, Rodger, J. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/46867.html> and Adams, C. E. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/2983.html> (2022) Investigating the behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts during their early marine migration through the Clyde Marine Region. Journal of Fish Biology <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Journal_of_Fish_Biology.html>, 101(5), pp. 1285-1300. (doi:10.1111/jfb.15200 <https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15200>) (PMID:36053776) |
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