Evidence for episodic acidification effects on migrating Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 1129-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Kelly ◽  
D. T. Lerner ◽  
M. F. O'Dea ◽  
A. M. Regish ◽  
M. Y. Monette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Episodic Acidification ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

Effects of acid rainfall on juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) antipredator behaviour: loss of chemical alarm function and potential survival consequences during predation

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine O. H. C. Leduc ◽  
Ellie Roh ◽  
Grant E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Antipredator Behaviour ◽  
Chemical Information ◽  
Alarm Cues ◽  
Episodic Acidification ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Chemical Alarm Cues

Many organisms rely on chemosensory cues to mediate predation risks. Recent studies have demonstrated impaired chemosensory detection ability under weak acidification. Because rainfall may lead to episodic acidification of surface water, we assessed the effects of acid rain on chemosensory alarm functions. Under natural conditions, we quantified alarm behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) exposed to conspecific chemical alarm cues before and following rainfall. Before rainfall, salmon were capable of an alarm response in the study streams. After rainfall, salmon from Devil’s Brook did not respond to the alarm cues whereas the detection of salmon from Catamaran Brook (a comparable stream having higher acid neutralising capacity) was maintained. To relate these findings to predator–prey encounters, we performed a second experiment where we staged encounters between prey (rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss) and predator (largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides) exposed to acidified and unacidified rainbow trout chemical alarm cues. Trout exposed to acidified alarm cues survived for a significantly shorter amount of time than trout exposed to unacidified alarm cues, whereas no difference in overall predator behaviour was observed. Our results suggest that episodic acidification in small nursery streams may disrupt the chemical information mediated by the chemical alarm cues that can translate into higher survival costs for prey.

Impacts of episodic acidification on in-stream survival and physiological impairment of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen D. McCormick ◽  
Amanda Keyes ◽  
Keith H. Nislow ◽  
Michelle Y. Monette
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
New England ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Ion Homeostasis ◽  
High Water ◽  
Connecticut River ◽  
Episodic Acidification ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Plasma Chloride

We conducted field studies to determine the levels of acid and aluminum (Al) that affect survival, smolt development, ion homeostasis, and stress in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) smolts in restoration streams of the Connecticut River in southern Vermont, USA. Fish were held in cages in five streams encompassing a wide range of acid and Al levels for two 6-day intervals during the peak of smolt development in late April and early May. Physiological parameters were unchanged from initial sampling at the hatchery and the high water quality reference site (pH > 7.0, inorganic Al < 12 μg·L–1). Mortality, substantial loss of plasma chloride, and gill Na+/K+-ATPase activity, and elevated gill Al occurred at sites with the lowest pH (5.4–5.6) and highest inorganic Al (50–80 μg·L–1). Moderate loss of plasma chloride, increased plasma cortisol and glucose, and moderately elevated gill Al occurred at less severely impacted sites. Gill Al was a better predictor of integrated physiological impacts than water chemistry alone. The results indicate that Al and low pH under field conditions in some New England streams can cause mortality and impair smolt development in juvenile Atlantic salmon and provide direct evidence that episodic acidification is impacting conservation and recovery of Atlantic salmon in the northeastern USA.

Effects of episodic acidification on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Magee ◽  
M Obedzinski ◽  
S D McCormick ◽  
J F Kocik
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Plasma Potassium ◽  
Plasma Sodium ◽  
Episodic Acidification ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Water Ph ◽  
Acidic Conditions

The effect of episodic acidification on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt physiology and survival in fresh water (FW) and seawater (SW) was investigated. Smolts were held in either ambient (control, pH 6.0–6.6), acidified (chronic, pH 4.4–6.1), or episodically acidified (episodic, pH reduction from control levels to pH ~5.2 for 48 h once weekly) river water for 31 days and then transferred to 34‰ SW. Smolts fed little while in acidified conditions and chronic smolts did not grow in length or weight. In FW, chronic smolts experienced increases in hematocrit and plasma potassium and reductions in plasma sodium and chloride. Upon transfer to SW, chronic and episodic smolts experienced reductions in hematocrit, increases in plasma sodium, chloride, and potassium levels, and suffered mortalities. Gill Na+,K+-ATPase and citrate synthase activities were reduced by exposure to acid. For most parameters, the effect of episodic acid exposure was less than that of chronic acidification. Exposure to acidic conditions, even when short in duration and followed by a 30-h recovery period in suitable water (pH 6.5), led to a 35% mortality of smolts upon transfer to SW. This study highlights the importance of measuring and assessing sublethal stresses in FW and their ultimate effects in marine ecosystems.

Microstructure and texture of fresh and smoked Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., fillets from fish reared and slaughtered under different conditions

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sjofn Sigurgisladottir ◽  
Margret S. Sigurdardottir ◽  
Helga Ingvarsdottir ◽  
Ole J. Torrissen ◽  
Hannes Hafsteinsson
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

Persistence of Orally Administered Salmonella enterica Serovars Agona and Montevideo in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1336-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. NESSE ◽  
T. LØVOLD ◽  
B. BERGSJØ ◽  
K. NORDBY ◽  
C. WALLACE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Most Probable Number ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Probable Number ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Gastric Intubation

The objective of our experiments was to study the persistence and dissemination of orally administered Salmonella in smoltified Atlantic salmon. In experiment 1, salmon kept at 15°C were fed for 1 week with feed contaminated with 96 most-probable-number units of Salmonella Agona per 100 g of feed and then starved for 2 weeks. Samples were taken from the gastrointestinal tract and examined for Salmonella 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 days after the feeding ended. In experiment 2, Salmonella Agona and Montevideo were separately mixed with feed and administered by gastric intubation. Each fish received 1.0 × 108, 1.0 × 106, or 1.0 × 104 CFU. The different groups were kept in parallel at 5 and 15°C and observed for 4 weeks. Every week, three fish in each group were sacrificed, and samples were taken from the skin, the pooled internal organs, the muscle, and the gastrointestinal tract and examined for the presence of Salmonella. The results from the two experiments showed that the persistence of Salmonella in the fish was highly dependent on the dose administered. Salmonella was not recovered from any of the fish that were fed for 1 week with the lowest concentration of Salmonella. In the fish given the highest dose of Salmonella, bacteria persisted for at least 4 weeks in the gastrointestinal tract as well as, to some extent, the internal organs. The present study shows that under practical conditions in Norway, the risk of Salmonella in fish feed being passed on to the consumer of the fish is negligible.

Quantifying the relative importance of stock level, river temperature and discharge on the abundance of juvenile Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )

Ecohydrology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross S. Glover ◽  
Chris Soulsby ◽  
Robert J. Fryer ◽  
Christian Birkel ◽  
Iain A. Malcolm
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Stock Level ◽  
River Temperature ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon

Effects of orally administered immunostimulants on inflammatory gene expression and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) burdens on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Aquaculture ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 366-367 ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Covello ◽  
S.E. Friend ◽  
S.L. Purcell ◽  
J.F. Burka ◽  
R.J.F. Markham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Sea Lice ◽  
Lepeophtheirus Salmonis ◽  
Inflammatory Gene Expression ◽  
Inflammatory Gene ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar
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