Does waste feed from salmon farming affect the quality of saithe (Pollachius virens L.) attracted to fish farms?

• Published in: Aquaculture Research
• Main Authors: Uglem, Ingebrigt, Toledo-Guedes, Kilian, Sanchez-Jerez, Pablo, Ulvan, Eva M., Evensen, Tor, Sæther, Bjørn-Steinar
• Other Authors: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Biología Marina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2020
• Subjects: Attraction of wild fish; Flesh quality; Pollachius virens L; Salmon farming; Waste feed; Zoología; Cierva; Norway; Toledo; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/103852; https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14519

Salmon farms attract large amounts of wild fish, which prey on uneaten feed pellets. The modified diet of the wild fish aggregating at salmon farms may reduce the flesh quality of the fish, influencing the local fisheries. We compared the quality of saithe (Pollachius virens) captured near (farm ass...