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EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism

Impact of salmon farming on Atlantic cod spatio-temporal reproductive dynamics

Description

Salmon farming in marine net pens is a major activity in many temperate regions.
This industry may affect coastal ecosystems in several ways, such as with waste pollution and parasite spillover. Less is known about the extent to which salmon farming disrupts the use of inshore spawning grounds by wild fish, such as the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. Overall, this study found little support for the assertion that salmon farms disrupt inshore spawning dynamics of cod using nearby spawning grounds presently, either by attracting spawners to farms or causing fish to leave these grounds.

Details

Original Author(s)
Corporate author(s): Institute of Marine Research, Department of Biosciences - University of Oslo
Corporate author(s): Institute of Marine Research, Centre for Coastal Research - Department of Natural Sciences, University of Agder
Personal author(s): Skjæraasen, J.E
Personal author(s): Karlsen, Ø.
Personal author(s): Langangen, Ø.
Personal author(s): Van der Meeren, T.
Personal author(s): Keeley, N. B.
Personal author(s): Myksvoll, M. S.
Personal author(s): Dalhe, G.
Personal author(s): Moland, E.
Personal author(s): Nilsen, R.
Personal author(s): Elvik Schrøder, K. M.
Personal author(s): Bannister, R. J.
Personal author(s): Olsen, E. M.
Topic(s)
Access to Space and Water, Animal Welfare, Climate-Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Environmental Performance
Geographical Coverage
Country-specific
Country-specific
Norway
Date
October, 2021
Source