Differences in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, from North America and Europe

1972 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. L. Nyman ◽  
J. H. C. Pippy
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
North American ◽  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Anisakis Simplex ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

Differences in electropherograms produced by serum proteins and liver esterases were used to identify North American and European Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) caught at sea. Division of salmon according to continent of origin was supported by mean river age, mean fork length, and abundance of the two parasites Anisakis simplex and Eubothrium crassum. Consistent differences in electrophoretic behaviour of serum proteins and liver esterases in salmon from the two continents support the suggestion that salmon from North America and Europe represent different subspecies.

scholarly journals Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt and early post-smolt migration and survival inferred from multi-year and multi-stock acoustic telemetry studies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northwest Atlantic

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 1107-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérald Chaput ◽  
Jonathan Carr ◽  
Jason Daniels ◽  
Steve Tinker ◽  
Ian Jonsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Probability Of Survival ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Migration Dynamics

Abstract The migration dynamics and inter-annual variation in early at-sea survival of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts over 14 years of study are reported for four river populations located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). Acoustically tagged smolts were monitored at three points along their migration from freshwater to the Labrador Sea, a migration extending more than 800 km at sea and a period of 2 months. A hierarchical state-space version of the Cormack–Jolly–Seber model was used to estimate apparent survival rates from incomplete acoustic detections at key points. There was a positive size-dependent probability of survival through the freshwater and estuary areas; the odds of survival of a 16 cm smolt were 1.5–1.7 times higher than for a 13.5 cm smolt, length at tagging. Length adjusted (centred to the mean fork length of smolts during the study of 14.6 cm) survivals through the estuary and nearshore waters were estimated to range between 67 and 90% for the two river populations migrating through Chaleur Bay in contrast to lower survival estimates of 28–82% for the two populations from the neighbouring Miramichi Bay. Across the 14 years of study, survival estimates varied without trend for the populations of Chaleur Bay, but declined for the populations migrating through Miramichi Bay. Survival through the Gulf of St. Lawrence was variable but generally high among years and rivers, ranging from 96% day−1 to 99% day−1. Long term, replicated studies at multiple sites using acoustically tagged smolts can provide empirical data to examine hypotheses of the location and timing of factors contributing to smolt and post-smolt mortality of salmon at sea.

Inverse Correlation between Ovarian Development of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Smolts and Sea Age

1987 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 1320-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Michael P. Chadwick ◽  
Ross R. Claytor ◽  
Claude E. Léger ◽  
Richard L. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Ovarian Development ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Smolt Age

In order to understand the factors which determine sea age of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), ovarian development of smolts was examined in 14 groups which varied in parental sea age, smolt age, and size. Parental sea age of smolts explained most of the variation in ovarian development. Smolts from one-sea-winter parents had a higher percentage of the more advanced oocyte stages in their ovaries, while smolts from two-sea-winter parents had a low percentage, and those from three-sea-winter parents had none. Annual within-stock variation and covariance with freshwater age were not significant. Hatchery-reared smolts had similar ovarian development to their wild counterparts. There was also a significant, positive correlation between fork length of smolts and ovarian development within groups.

Behaviour and Microhabitat of Young Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) during Winter

1988 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 2156-2160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Cunjak
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Activity Pattern ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Sediment Compaction ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
Nova Scotian ◽  
Water Depths

Underwater observations at two sites along a small Nova Scotian river were carried out between December and April (water temperature range = 0.5–7.0 °C) to describe the winter microhabitat of young Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Salmon (5–15 cm fork length) were consistently found hiding beneath rocks (mean diameter = 16.8–23.0 cm) in riffle-run habitats where mean water depths were 40.9–48.9 cm and mean water velocities were 38.7–45.7 cm∙s−1. Many of the salmon were found overwintering within redd excavations. "Home stones" were distributed closer to midstream than to river banks and where sediment compaction was minimal. Monthly collections of fish (ages 1 and 2) indicated that feeding continued over winter. The data suggest a nocturnal activity pattern and photonegative response by young salmon during winter.

A minisatellite DNA marker for discriminating between European and North American Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 2305-2311 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Taggart ◽  
Eric Verspoor ◽  
Paul T. Galvin ◽  
Paloma Morán ◽  
Andrew Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Allele Frequency ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
North American ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Dna Marker ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Minisatellite Dna ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

A highly discriminatory and practical nuclear DNA genetic marker that can distinguish between Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) of European and North American origin is described. Screening of 2847 European and 247 North American Atlantic salmon from much of its geographic range for variability at a minisatellite locus, Ssa-A45/2/2, revealed the continental stocks to be almost fixed for two different-sized, easily discernable alleles. Virtually all European Atlantic salmon were homozygous for a 3.00-kb allele (frequency > 0.999), while a smaller 2.77-kb allele (frequency = 0.946) predominated in all North American populations. Whereas the 2.77-kb allele was found exclusively in North American salmon, an allele indistinguishable in size from the 3.00-kb European diagnostic allele was also observed at low frequency (0.036) in North American fish. Eight other continent-specific rare alleles (highest frequency = 0.006) were also observed. The results suggest that little, if any, natural gene flow occurs between the two continental groups of Atlantic salmon.

scholarly journals Comparative genomic analysis of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, from Europe and North America

BMC Genetics ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof P Lubieniecki ◽  
Stacy L Jones ◽  
Evelyn A Davidson ◽  
Jay Park ◽  
Ben F Koop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Genomic Analysis ◽  
Comparative Genomic Analysis ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

Spatial Correlations of Transferrin Allele Frequencies in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations from North America

1986 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1074-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Verspoor
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Allele Frequency ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Allele Frequencies ◽  
Frequency Variation ◽  
Spatial Correlations ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Life History Pattern ◽  
Selective Forces

Existing analyses of spatial patterns of transferrin (Tf) allele frequency variation in anadromous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from rivers in North America have not utilized all available data. Further analysis shows that a latitudinal dine in Tf-4 allele frequency previously reported is an artefact of a major regional difference between populations from Newfoundland/Labrador and those sampled elsewhere. Furthermore, the allele frequencies of populations outside Newfoundland/Labrador show a significant association with the proportion of spawning fish in the populations having spent only one winter at sea. Fequencies in Newfoundland/Labrador are collectively consistent with this relationship but by themselves show no similar correlation. These results, combined with previously reported differences between anadromous and nonanadromous fish, suggest that selective forces, which vary with life history pattern, may operate on the polymorphism.

A Polymorphism in the Ribosomal RNA Genes Distinguishes Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) from North America and Europe

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 1655-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Cutler ◽  
Sylvia E. Bartlett ◽  
Sheila E. Hartley ◽  
William S. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Genetic Marker ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Nuclear Genome ◽  
Restriction Enzymes ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Breeding Populations

There is good evidence to suggest that Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from North America and Europe form distinct breeding populations. However, it has been very difficult to discover a genetic marker that allows the continent of origin of an individual salmon to be determined unambiguously. Repetitive elements in the nuclear genome have provided population-specific markers in several species. Therefore, we examined the ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) complex in Atlantic salmon by Southern blot analysis using a cloned repeating unit of the Drosophila melanogaster rDNA as a probe. A restriction fragment length polymorphism that could distinguish between salmon from Newfoundland and Scotland was detected using a combination of the restriction enzymes SacI and XbaI. The Newfoundland salmon had additional fragments of 3.6 kilobase pairs (kbp) and 2.6 kbp. Of 27 salmon from 10 populations in Europe, none possessed the 3.6- or the 2.6-kbp fragment whereas all 33 North American Atlantic salmon (from six populations) had the 2.6-kbp band and the majority showed the 3.6-kbp fragment. This preliminary survey strongly suggests that this genetic marker can be used to identify the continent of origin of individual Atlantic salmon.

Spawning-strategy-dependent diets in two North American populations of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianne Kelly ◽  
Hugues P. Benoît ◽  
Gerald Chaput ◽  
Ross A. Jones ◽  
Michael Power
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
North American ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar
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