Conservation of Atlantic salmon by supplementary stocking of juvenile fish

• Main Author: Romakkaniemi, Atso
• Other Authors: Fleming, Ian, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, akvaattiset tieteet, Riista- ja kalatalouden tutkimuslaitos, Helsingin yliopisto, biotieteellinen tiedekunta, bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos, Helsingfors universitet, biovetenskapliga fakulteten, institutionen för bio- och miljövetenskaper, Erkinaro, Jaakko, Kuikka, Sakari
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2010
• Subjects: akvaattiset tieteet; kalataloustiede; Tornionjoki; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/22041

Wild salmon stocks in the northern Baltic rivers became endangered in the second half of the 20th century, mainly due to recruitment overfishing. As a result, supplementary stocking was widely practised, and supplementation of the Tornionjoki salmon stock took place over a 25 year period until 2002....