Scale growth rates and scale circulus deposition rates of marine-stage Atlantic salmon Salmo salar raised under semi-natural conditions
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Abstract
Scale circuli yield valuable information about the life history, age, and growth of a fish. However, because circuli formation is influenced by somatic growth, the rate at which circuli are formed and the factors influencing these rates must be taken into account for the given life stage of the study species. Scales were collected from Atlantic salmon raised in marine net pens off of the coast of Maine in order to characterize the formation of scale circuli and the growth of scales during the ocean phase, and to relate circulus deposition and scale growth rate to water temperature. Fish were sampled 13 times over a period of 25 months. Neither circulus deposition rate nor growth rate were constant through time and the same trend held when circulus deposition and growth were related to thermal experience. Both rates decreased over the course of the study, presumably related to the fish reaching sexual maturity. The results of this study indicate that the pattern of circulus deposition and scale growth of Atlantic salmon vary greatly during the early marine phase, and this dynamic should be taken into account when assessing growth, especially over short time periods.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Scale growth rates and scale circulus deposition rates of marine-stage Atlantic salmon Salmo salar raised under semi-natural conditions |
| Series title | Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science |
| DOI | 10.2960/J.v52.m733 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Publication Date | October 21, 2021 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 19 |
| Last page | 27 |
| Country | Canada |
| State | Newfoundland |
| Other Geospatial | Placentia Bay |