Do Norwegian Atlantic salmon feed in the northern Barents Sea? Tag recoveries from 70 to 78 degrees N

• Main Authors: Rikardsen, Audun H., Hansen, L. P., Jensen, A. J., Vollen, Tone, Finstad, Bengt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Other fisheries disciplines: 929; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; Salmo salar; sea migration; ocean distribution; tag and recapture; Barents Sea; Alta; Greenland; Norway; Bear Island; Atlantic salmon; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2234

Dette er forfatternes aksepterte versjon. This is the author’s final accepted manuscript. Three tagged Atlantic salmon Salmo salar were recaptured as subadults/adults (1.4 - 3 kg) between 70.5º - 78º N in the western Barents Sea; two of the fish originated from the Alta Fjord region in northern Norw...