scholarly journals Comparison of sperm motility subpopulation structure among wild anadromous and farmed male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr using a CASA system

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Caldeira ◽  
Almudena García-Molina ◽  
Anthony Valverde ◽  
Daznia Bompart ◽  
Megan Hassane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Sperm Motility ◽  
Freshwater Species ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Probability Of Success ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Casa System ◽  
Sexually Mature ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Parr

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an endangered freshwater species that needs help to recover its wild stocks. However, the priority in aquaculture is to obtain successful fertilisation and genetic variability to secure the revival of the species. The aims of the present work were to study sperm subpopulation structure and motility patterns in wild anadromous males and farmed male Atlantic salmon parr. Salmon sperm samples were collected from wild anadromous salmon (WS) and two generations of farmed parr males. Sperm samples were collected from sexually mature males and sperm motility was analysed at different times after activation (5 and 35 s). Differences among the three groups were analysed using statistical techniques based on Cluster analysis the Bayesian method. Atlantic salmon were found to have three sperm subpopulations, and the spermatozoa in ejaculates of mature farmed parr males had a higher velocity and larger size than those of WS males. This could be an adaptation to high sperm competition because salmonid species are naturally adapted to this process. Motility analysis enables us to identify sperm subpopulations, and it may be useful to correlate these sperm subpopulations with fertilisation ability to test whether faster-swimming spermatozoa have a higher probability of success.

Degradation of DDT in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

1968 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2321-2326 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Greer ◽  
U. Paim
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Thin Layer ◽  
Thin Layer Chromatography ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Aqueous Suspensions ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Salmon Parr ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Parr

As indicated by thin-layer chromatography, hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon parr degraded DDT, absorbed from aqueous suspensions, to DDE and TDE within 9 hr. DDT adsorbed on external surfaces of the salmon was not degraded.

Importance of the Variation in Life History Parameters of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Saunders ◽  
Charles B. Schom
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
Mature Male ◽  
Life History Parameters ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Sexually Mature ◽  
Mature Male Parr

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) demonstrate great variability in their life history; individuals from a given year-class can spawn during several years and can, therefore, breed with salmon from other year-classes. Atlantic salmon can mature after 1–4 sea-winters and some males mature as parr, during the second through fifth years, before going to sea. Salmon may survive to spawn more than once; some spawn several times. This variability in life history may be a safeguard against loss of small stocks through several successive years of reproductive failure, since nonspawning individuals in the river or at sea could spawn in subsequent years. Spawning populations are frequently quite small. The effective spawning population size may be potentially much larger, however, since members of several year-classes, including sexually mature male parr and anadromous adults of various ages, contribute to spawning. The level of inbreeding may be relatively low, since a number of year-classes, each with different sets of parents, are represented during spawning.

Selection of Microhabitat in Summer by Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

1987 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Morantz ◽  
R. K. Sweeney ◽  
C. S. Shirvell ◽  
D. A. Longard
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
The Body ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmon Fry ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Parr

This study was designed to define the microhabitats selected in summer by juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Curves were developed describing the preference of 880 young salmon for water velocity at the fish's position (nose velocity), mean water column velocity, total water depth, and stream substrate size. Study sites were chosen in six morphologically diverse streams in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick during 1982–84. Of the four variables measured, only nose velocity chosen by both fry and parr was not significantly different among years or rivers. Atlantic salmon fry (< 65 mm) most frequently selected nose velocities between 5 and 15 cm∙s−1, small parr (65–100 mm) between 5 and 25 cm∙s−1 and large parr (> 100 mm) between 5 and 35 cm∙s−1. Apparently, juvenile salmon utilized water depths and stream substrates which varied within tolerable limits according to their availability in conjunction with preferred water velocities. Significant differences in the body shape and size of the pectoral fin of Atlantic salmon parr in different rivers did not influence the selection of nose velocities within the range of flow conditions sampled.

Differences Between Two Populations of Landlocked Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in Newfoundland

1969 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1585-1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Leggett ◽  
G. Power
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Fish Population ◽  
Oligotrophic Lake ◽  
Forage Fish ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Invertebrate Population ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Sexually Mature

Differences in growth rates, longevity, fecundity, and time of spawning between two populations of landlocked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Newfoundland were attributed to food quality and quantity. Salmon in Flatwater Pond, an oligotrophic lake with a poor invertebrate population and no forage fish, grew slowly (145 mm at age 2+, 245 mm at age 5+), suffered high mortality (approximately 60% in males after age 2+ and in females after age 3+), had very low fecundity (an average of 153 eggs per female), and were sexually mature by late August. Salmon in Gambo Pond, an oligotrophic lake with a good invertebrate population and an ample forage fish population in the form of Gasterosteus aculeatus, grew more rapidly reaching 157 mm at age 2+, 367 mm by age 5+, and 437 mm by age 8+. Longevity of the Gambo Pond stock was greater than that of Flatwater Pond (39.6% of the Gambo sample were older than 4+ years compared with 3.2% for Flatwater Pond). Gambo Pond salmon are not sexually mature until October.Salmon in both lakes exhibited seasonal movement into deeper water when the surface warmed above 14 C. At Flatwater Pond this movement contributed to an early end to the growing season.Scale reading was found to be an unreliable method for determining past spawning activity. Spawning marks were found on only 1 of 17 females known to have spawned previously.

Effect of 6-, 12-, and 18-month Photoperiod Cycles on Smolting and Sexual Maturation in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2273-2280 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Duston ◽  
R. L. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Sexual Maturation ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Temperature Cycle ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Sexually Mature ◽  
Mature Male Parr ◽  
Modal Group

The results support the hypothesis that the commencement of smolting can occur during the decreasing phase of the annual photoperiod cycle, and sexual maturation during the increasing phase of the cycle, provided individuals have attained certain (unknown) growth thresholds. Thereafter the completion of smolting is entrained by the increasing phase of the photoperiod cycle, and sexual maturation by the decreasing phase. Three groups of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were raised in freshwater for over 2 yr from the eyed egg stage under photoperiod cycles of either 6-, 12- (control), or 18-mo periodicity and an ambient 12-mo temperature cycle. Smolting was judged by changes in salinity tolerance and condition factor. All groups developed bimodal length–frequency distributions by December following hatch. Fish continued to be recruited into the upper modal group (UMG) beyond the shortest day of the photoperiod cycle, providing temperature was not limiting growth. The 6-, 12-, and 18-mo photoperiod cycles resulted in approximately 50, 60, and 100% of the populations being recruited into the UMG. Sexually mature male parr (1 + yr old) occurred only in the lower modal group of the 6- and 12-mo groups.

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