Emigration dynamics of natural and hatchery Atlantic Salmon smolts in an impounded river system

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• Journal Title:
  North American Journal of Fisheries Management
• Personal Author:
  Frechette, Danielle M ; Goulette, Graham ; Hawkes, James P ; Lipsky, Christine A
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  The Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar is federally listed as endangered and is the last remaining population of Atlantic Salmon in the United States. The Penobscot River recovery program remains heavily reliant on hatchery-reared smolts to prevent extinction. The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of emigrating natural and hatchery smolts, compare smolt size and run timing by origin, and assess whether location and timing of stocking affected recapture rates and emigration timing of hatchery smolts.
• Source:
  North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2025)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqaf088
• ISSN:
  0275-5947 ; 1548-8675
• Format:
  pdf
• Publisher:
  Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:063edb552bb9f93c7802b1128bea52ec9da53dccd73c5bd8f5f5651d67d64207adf941cf547b2d213168b97810af79dfd594e4f6544bb9b74313d13b39473037
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/72088/noaa_72088_DS1.pdf
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