Effects of the hatchery environment on neurobiology and behaviour in Atlantic salmon : implications for stocking

• Main Author: Mes, Daan
• Other Authors: Mayer, Ian, Vindas, Marco Antonio, Finstad, Bengt
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2018
• Subjects: Salmo salar; neuroplasticity; stocking; behaviour; in situ hybridization; hatchery; Canada; Norway; Bak; Føre; Tussen; Handelen; Elven; Leek; Vallen; Stenen; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2577313

The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an iconic fish species with a widespread historic abundance, but recent decades have witnessed a dramatic decline in wild stocks due to a variety of anthropogenic factors, especially overfishing and loss of habitat. To mitigate the impacts of these anthropogenic...