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Oncorhynchus kisutch

Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho salmon)
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Author: María J. Cabrera-Álvarez
Version: B | 1.2 (2022-07-20)


Reviewers: Jenny Volstorf, Pablo Arechavala-Lopez
Editor: Jenny Volstorf

Initial release: 2021-05-07
Version information:
  • Appearance: B
  • Last minor update: 2022-07-20

Cite as: »Cabrera-Álvarez, María J.. 2022. Oncorhynchus kisutch (WelfareCheck | farm). In: fair-fish database, ed. fair-fish. World Wide Web electronic publication. First published 2021-05-07. Version B | 1.2. https://fair-fish-database.net.«





WelfareScore | farm

Oncorhynchus kisutch
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Home range
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Depth range
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Migration
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Reproduction
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Aggregation
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Aggression
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Substrate
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Stress
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Malformations
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Slaughter
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Legend

Condensed assessment of the species' likelihood and potential for good fish welfare in aquaculture, based on ethological findings for 10 crucial criteria.

  • Li = Likelihood that the individuals of the species experience good welfare under minimal farming conditions
  • Po = Potential of the individuals of the species to experience good welfare under high-standard farming conditions
  • Ce = Certainty of our findings in Likelihood and Potential

WelfareScore = Sum of criteria scoring "High" (max. 10)

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High
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Medium
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Low
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Unclear
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No findings



General remarks

Oncorhynchus kisutch is a Pacific salmon species distributed in the North Pacific basins from northern Japan through Kamchatka, across the Bering Sea to Alaska, and south through all coastal areas to California. O. kisutch has been introduced into many areas of North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. There are two strains, an anadromous one that migrates and a resident one that stays in freshwater lakes. Within the migratory strain, two morphotypes have been described, an "ocean/coastal" type with small median fins and more streamlined body that lives offshore and an "inshore/interior" type with large median fins and a robust body that remains within inside waters. In anadromous O. kisutch: eggs hatch in streams, juveniles (parr) live in streams for one year and metamorphose into smolts that will migrate to the ocean. In the ocean, smolts grow into adults and might migrate up north. When they are close to maturity, they migrate back to their original streams to spawn. Females create several nests in a defended area called redd. O. kisutch dies after reproduction. In some farms, only females are raised, which are less aggressive. Some farms have an accelerated cycle for maximising growth and reducing the hatchery cycle by 9 months: they rear them in fresh water until parr/smolt, then place them in salt water (during peak of PHOTOPERIOD - July) until harvest, which occurs at around 19 months of age at 2.5-3.5 kg. Because of their need to migrate as adults, it is unlikely that current farms can provide this welfare need. Further research needs to be done to accommodate this need into farming conditions and on living offshore (home range, aggression, substrate). Currently, the main producer is Chile, with some smaller production in Japan, Canada and the USA. O. kisutch will be affected by climate change.




1  Home range

Many species traverse in a limited horizontal space (even if just for a certain period of time per year); the home range may be described as a species' understanding of its environment (i.e., its cognitive map) for the most important resources it needs access to.

What is the probability of providing the species' whole home range in captivity?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a low amount of evidence.

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ALEVINS and FRYWILD: site fidelity 1-2 3-2; at 49 mm: territory size 0.3 m2 1-2; at 4 months: 0.8 m2 1-2; smaller territories with high number of intruders or high frequency of BENTHIC food organisms 1-2 3-2. FARM: fibreglass troughs 4; circulating-water raceways: 137.8 m2 (24.6 x 5.6 m) 4; indoor oval channels: 6 m2 (0.6 x 10 m) 5; linear raceways: 25.2 m2 (1.2 x 21 m) 5; RAS round tanks: 3 m diameter 6.

PARR: WILD: at yearling size (110 mm): territory size 3.7-5.5 m2 1-2. FARM: RAS round tanks: 3 m diameter 6; pools: 10-80 m3, 50-250 m2 7-2; outside rearing ponds 8 9; raceways 10.

SMOLTS: WILD: no data found yet. FARM: floating marine net pens (knotless nylon nets): 56.1-92.7 m2 (6.1 x 9.2-15.2 m) 11 12; floating hexagonal pen frames of aluminium: 63.3 m2 (edge 4.9 m) 11; floating marine circular plastic cages: 491-707 m2 (25-30 m) 13; floating marine steel cages: 500 m2 (25 x 25 m) 13; land-based closed containment RAS 14: 28.8 m2 (12 x 2.4 m) 6.

ADULTS: WILD: no data found yet. FARM: floating marine net pens (knotless nylon nets): 56.1-92.7 m2 (6.1 x 9.2-15.2 m) 11 12; floating hexagonal pen frames of aluminium: 63.3 m2 (edge 4.9 m) 11; floating marine circular plastic cages: 491-707 m2 (25-30 m) 13; floating marine steel cages: 500 m2 (25 x 25 m) 13; land-based closed containment RAS 14: 119.1 m2 (24.3 x 4.9 m), 186.1 m2 (30.5 x 6.1 m) 6.

SPAWNERS: WILD: redds: 1.2-2.6 m2 (115-195 x 100-135 cm) 15-2 16-2; inter-redd space: 3 x redd size; total space for 1 spawning pair: 11.7 m2 16-2. FARM: no data found yet.




2  Depth range

Given the availability of resources (food, shelter) or the need to avoid predators, species spend their time within a certain depth range.

What is the probability of providing the species' whole depth range in captivity?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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ALEVINS and FRYWILD: ≥25 mm 17. FARM: circulating-water raceways: 900 mm 4; indoor oval channels: 300 mm 5; RAS round tanks: 1.5 m 6.

PARR: WILD: shallow water 18-2; >45 cm in December 19-2. FARM: RAS round tanks: 1.5 m 6.

SMOLTS: WILD: 0-20 m at sea 20. FARM: RAS raceways: 1.5 m 6; floating marine net pens: 3.7-4.6 m 12, 3-7.6 m 11; floating marine cages: 16-18 m 13.

ADULTS: WILD: usually 0-30 m 21 22-2, but also ≤90 m 23-2. FARM: RAS raceways: 2.1 m 6; floating marine net pens: 3.7-4.6 m 12, 3-7.6 m 11; floating marine cages: 16-18 m 13.

SPAWNERS: WILD: during ocean migration: 18-36 m 21. Redds: 10.2-20.3 cm 24-2, 15-27 cm 15-2, 20.7 cm in artificial stream 25. For nests   crit.7. FARMno data found yet.




3  Migration

Some species undergo seasonal changes of environments for different purposes (feeding, spawning, etc.), and to move there, they migrate for more or less extensive distances.

What is the probability of providing farming conditions that are compatible with the migrating or habitat-changing behaviour of the species?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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Two strains: one ANADROMOUS 2, the other ("residuals") resident 26-2.

ANADROMOUS strain:

ALEVINS and FRYWILD: in streams for 1+ years 27-2. At 38-45 mm, might migrate upstream to reach lakes or similar 28-2. Downstream migration out of river systems at freshets 17. Threshold size for sea water survival: 7-8 cm 29-2. FARM: fresh water until 30-80 g 13. For details of holding systems crit. 1 and 2.

PARR: WILD: stay in fresh water for 1-2 years depending on latitude, rarely ≤4 years 30-2, mostly in the same area Nov-Feb or move to nearby tributaries 31. In winter, upstream migration 200-400 m into clear and stable side creeks or small tributary streams 32-2. If displaced downstream by strong currents (up to 38 km 33-2), may migrate back upstream or along the shore into low salinity waters to enter other streams 34-2. FARM:  ALEVINS and FRY.

SMOLTS: WILD: migrate along fresh water to the sea in spring-summer 35 31 for average 119 days at night 36-2. Several months in near shore areas before migrating further to the sea 37-2. FARM: fresh water until 30-80 g 13, then transferred to salt water 11 until harvest at ca 2.5-3.5 kg 13 6; always in fresh water 6. For details of holding systems crit. 1 and 2.

ADULTS: WILD: migrate northward along the coast in summer, within 150-400 km offshore 38-2 35 39. Some follow a counter-clockwise circuit in the Gulf of Alaska in first autumn and winter, few migrate up to 200 km south or remain resident 39. After 12-18+ months at sea 40-2 22-2, migrate southward 22-2 at mean 3-55 km/day 41-2 22-2 to their freshwater home stream to spawn 40-2. FARM: fresh water 6. For details of holding systems crit. 1 and 2.

SPAWNERS: WILD: in summer-autumn (depending on latitude) 36-2, migrate ≤240 km 28-2, rarely 350-2,200 km 42-2, for average 106 days 36-2 from the sea and through lakes into their streams of origin to spawn 2. FARM: separation by sex and moved from sea water tanks to freshwater tanks at sexual maturity (March) 43 13 or in autumn and maturation in freshwater tanks 13. Sea-ranching hatcheries release SMOLTS into the ocean which home back to the hatchery when mature and are artificially bred 25.

Resident strain:

All age classes: WILD: based on distribution ( General remarks), estimated 8-17 h PHOTOPERIOD. Remain in freshwater lakes, but few reach maturity 26-2. FARM: fresh water 6. For details of holding systems  crit. 1 and 2.




4  Reproduction

A species reproduces at a certain age, season, and sex ratio and possibly involving courtship rituals.

What is the probability of the species reproducing naturally in captivity without manipulation of theses circumstances?

It is low for minimal and high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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WILD: mature at 3 years, average 52.7 cm 36-2, 3.0-5.5 kg depending on location (4-6 months incubation, 15 months in fresh water, 16 months in seawater) 2. Some males (called "jacks") mature earlier (30-40 cm), spending only 4-6 months in seawater, and perform sneaky fertilisations near spawning pairs 2. Other males mature later, staying in fresh water for 2 winters (average 56.6 cm) 36-2. Spawning usually in Nov-Jan, but also mid Aug-March depending on location 35 2. Sex ratio: spawn in pairs with extra males attending 26-2, 1:1 26-2, 0.9:1 44-2, 1.2:1 44-2, 2.1:1 45-2 male:female, depending on location. For nest building ➝ crit. 7. Male courts female 2. Spawning takes 2-3 s 46-2. Females engage in digging behaviour and nest guard until too weak to do so 24-2. Males court until too weak to do so 24-2. After spawning, both male and female have external and internal deterioration and die 47-2. Mean adult survival rate after spawning: 11-15 days (range 4-15 days for females, 4-32 days for males, 3-57 days for jacks) 48-2. FARM: spawn in April-June 43. Mating by random matrix design (many males with many females) or random single-pair design 49, but males and females might also be separated 43. Females humanely slaughtered and eggs removed and fertilised by male milt 13 9 or using mature males 43. Induced precocious ovulation by hormonal treatment 50 51 52. Further research needed to determine whether this is current practice.




5  Aggregation

Species differ in the way they co-exist with conspecifics or other species from being solitary to aggregating unstructured, casually roaming in shoals or closely coordinating in schools of varying densities.

What is the probability of providing farming conditions that are compatible with the aggregation behaviour of the species?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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FRYWILD: aggregation after emerging from gravel 35, rarely observed in older FRY 40-2, occasionally form groups with large FRY in the front and small ones at the back 53-2. Move in loose aggregates at slow current when food comes from any direction 53-2. 2.9 IND/m2 17. FARM: fibreglass troughs: 35,000 IND/m3 4; indoor oval channels: 16.7-26.7 IND/m2 5; linear raceways: 5.3-47.6 IND/m2 5. Excessive crowding in fresh water may lead to furunculosis 11.

PARR: WILD: 0.2-0.7 IND/m2 31. In winter, dense aggregation in deep pools with no aggressions 17 54-2, 38-54 IND/m2 17. FARM: increasing negative effects when increasing beyond 504-675 IND/m2.

SMOLTS: WILD: migrating in schools of 10-50 IND of similar size 35 35; headwater streams: 8.4-8.5 IND/100 m2 32-2; low flow streams: 19.1 IND/100 m2 55-2; small streams: 18-67 IND/100 m2 56-2; streams rich in insect fauna: 125-141 IND/100 m2 57-2. Streams produce 7-10 times more SMOLTS than lakes 26-2. More gregarious than PARR 2. FARM: marine net pens: 12 kg/m3 12, 13.9-15.5 kg/m3 11.

ADULTS: WILD: schools of 20-30 IND in inshore areas 15-2. No evidence of schooling in offshore areas 28-2. FARM:  SMOLTS.

SPAWNERS: WILD and FARMno data found yet.




6  Aggression

There is a range of adverse reactions in species, spanning from being relatively indifferent towards others to defending valuable resources (e.g., food, territory, mates) to actively attacking opponents.

What is the probability of the species being non-aggressive and non-territorial in captivity?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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ALEVINS and FRYWILD: territorial 17 35 40-2. Larger FRY establish dominance through aggression (harass, chase, nip), smaller FRY may not defend territories 17. Aggressiveness positively correlated with number of IND, size, and light intensity and negatively correlated with available food 56-2 18-2. Aggression more frequent in groups of FRY with similar size than different size 17. FARM: aggressive when competing for food, females less aggressive in general 6.

PARR: WILD: territorial 58. Antagonistic behaviour when in high current streams 53-2, no aggression in dense groups in deep pools 54-2. FARM ALEVINS. LAB: territorial and aggressive in groups of 6 58.

SMOLTS: WILD: less territorial than PARR 2. FARM ALEVINS.

ADULTS: WILDno data found yet. FARM ALEVINS.

SPAWNERS: WILD: chase or bite other attending males or females 35 25. Wild-caught IND in artificial stream: larger IND more aggressive than smaller ones 25. FARM: hatchery-reared IND in artificial stream: males less aggressive than wild ones 25.




7  Substrate

Depending on where in the water column the species lives, it differs in interacting with or relying on various substrates for feeding or covering purposes (e.g., plants, rocks and stones, sand and mud, turbidity).

What is the probability of providing the species' substrate and shelter needs in captivity?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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Eggs, ALEVINS, and FRYWILD: eggs in clean, loose gravel 35. Higher egg survival with 3.4-26.9 mm gravel size 59-2. Gravel ≤3.2 cm diameter: ALEVINS move 5-10 cm down through gravel, gravel 3.2-6.3 cm diameter: ALEVINS move >20 cm down through gravel 60-2. FRY hide in gravel and under large stones during daylight 15-2. Quiet waters close to the banks with shady areas with overhanging branches 15-2FRY in open shorelines or on stream margins of structurally complex streams, with logs, bushes, and stones 61-2. Habitat preference order: back eddies, log jams, undercuts or open bank areas, fast water 62-2. Settle at the bottom during darkness and stay near rocks or logs during daylight 1-2. FARM: artificial substrate increased growth of ALEVINS and consequently survival of PARR 63. Preference for and higher growth rate in clear vs. turbid water 5. RAS: neither substrate nor environmental enrichment 6. For details of holding systems crit. 1 and 2. LAB: higher egg survival in gravel (3-32 mm diameter) with no sand 64.

PARR: WILD: spring-fed ponds adjacent to main stream 65-2; deeper pools of streams with logs, exposed roots, and undercut banks, especially important when temperature approaches 2 °C 19-2. Preference for side pools with cover 17 66-2 and clear rubble vs. silted rubble 66-2. Higher survival in complex habitat with large woody debris 67 and riparian canopy and low % of bedrock 31. Uniformly distributed and close to gravel bottom when at high current streams 18-2. Can handle sediments in water of 4,000 mg/L, but will cease feeding at >300 mg/L 68-2. Can survive in residual pools of streams that dry out during the summer 69. FARM: pools with streamside vegetation for shading 7-2; biomass is reduced if canopy is very dense 70-2. RAS: neither substrate nor environmental enrichment 6. LAB: avoidance of turbid water >70 nephelometric turbidity units, which induces fright behaviour 71.

SMOLTS: WILD: at sea 37-2. FARM: black plastic cover to inhibit marine plant growth 11. RAS: neither substrate nor environmental enrichment 6. For details of holding systems crit. 1 and 2.

ADULTS:  SMOLTS.

SPAWNERS: WILD: fine gravel to coarse rubble 72-2 (≤15 cm diameter), sometimes mud, fine sand, silt 16-2. Female digs 3-4 real nests in succession without males' participation and several fake nests before and after spawning 24-2. Nests: 17.8-39.1 cm gravel depth in well oxygenated water 24-2. Clear to heavily silted water 72-2. Females displace silt and sand when digging 24-2. After spawning, female buries eggs within 1 min and creates a new nest for next spawning event 24-2. FARMno data found yet.




8  Stress

Farming involves subjecting the species to diverse procedures (e.g., handling, air exposure, short-term confinement, short-term crowding, transport), sudden parameter changes or repeated disturbances (e.g., husbandry, size-grading).

What is the probability of the species not being stressed?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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ALEVINS: FARM: stressed by grading and moving, changes in water quality, changes in feeding regime or even feed type 6. Following protocols and routines prevents stress 6. For stress and turbidity crit. 7.

PARR: FARM: stressed by transport 73 74, removal from water (30 s) or confinement 75, grading and moving, changes in water quality, changes in feeding regime or even feed type 6. Following protocols and routines prevents stress 6. LAB: stressed by social isolation, stressed when subordinate in a group of 6 58.

SMOLTSFARM: stressed by transport 73 74, removal from water (30 s) or confinement 75, grading and moving, changes in water quality, changes in feeding regime or even feed type 6. Following protocols and routines prevents stress 6. Pens with rigid polyethylene plastic screening cause scarring of the eyes and eventual blindness 11. Stress is more severe in SMOLTS than in PARR 76.

ADULTS: FARM: stressed by handling (6.5% deaths) 11, grading and moving, changes in water quality, changes in feeding regime or even feed type 6. Following protocols and routines prevents stress 6. Rounded caudal fins due to abrasion form the net 11.

SPAWNERS: FARM: in artificial streams: hatchery-reared IND less active than wild conspecifics 25.




9  Malformations

Deformities that – in contrast to diseases – are commonly irreversible may indicate sub-optimal rearing conditions (e.g., mechanical stress during hatching and rearing, environmental factors unless mentioned in crit. 3, aquatic pollutants, nutritional deficiencies) or a general incompatibility of the species with being farmed.

What is the probability of the species being malformed rarely?

It is unclear for minimal and high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a low amount of evidence.

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ALEVINS and FRY: WILD: no data found yet. FARM: spinal issues 6.

PARR: WILD: for salmonids inlcuding O. kisutch, rarely blindness 35, rarely missing fins (pectoral, ventral, adipose, caudal partially) due to injuries or birth defect 35. Occasional twisted snouts, deformed upper/lower jaws, spine curvature in S shape, abnormal shortness 35. FARM: for salmonids inlcuding O. kisutch, twisted snouts, deformed upper/lower jaws, spine curvature in S shape, abnormal shortness 35. Spinal issues 6.

SMOLTS: WILD: for salmonids including O. kisutch, one or both opercula turned under 35. FARM: for salmonids including O. kisutch, opercula that do not fully cover the gills, probably due to inappropriate diet 35. Spinal issues 6.

ADULTS: WILD: for salmonids including O. kisutch, common full or partial blindness 35, occasionally missing fins (pectoral, ventral, adipose, caudal partially) due to injuries or birth defect 35. Occasional twisted snouts, deformed upper/lower jaws, spine curvature in S shape, abnormal shortness 35. FARM: for salmonids inlcuding O. kisutch, twisted snouts, deformed upper/lower jaws, spine curvature in S shape, abnormal shortness 35. Spinal issues 6.




10  Slaughter

The cornerstone for a humane treatment is that slaughter a) immediately follows stunning (i.e., while the individual is unconscious), b) happens according to a clear and reproducible set of instructions verified under farming conditions, and c) avoids pain, suffering, and distress.

What is the probability of the species being slaughtered according to a humane slaughter protocol?

It is low for minimal farming conditions. It is medium for high-standard farming conditions. Our conclusion is based on a medium amount of evidence.

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Common slaughter method: FARM: anaesthetised with high CO2 or iced water 13, then bled by cutting gill arches and immersing in iced water 13 6. LAB: anaesthetised with high CO2 and bled by cutting gill arches 77. High-standard slaughter method: for the related O. mykiss, indications that electrical stunning before killing by chilling or bleeding is most effective 78 79 80 81. Percussive stunning before killing by chilling or bleeding is most effective in larger trout sizes 80. Further research needed to determine whether this applies to O. kisutch as well 82.




Side note: Domestication

Teletchea and Fontaine introduced 5 domestication levels illustrating how far species are from having their life cycle closed in captivity without wild input, how long they have been reared in captivity, and whether breeding programmes are in place.

What is the species’ domestication level?

DOMESTICATION LEVEL 5 83, fully domesticated.




Side note: Forage fish in the feed

450-1,000 milliard wild-caught fishes end up being processed into fish meal and fish oil each year which contributes to overfishing and represents enormous suffering. There is a broad range of feeding types within species reared in captivity.

To what degree may fish meal and fish oil based on forage fish be replaced by non-forage fishery components (e.g., poultry blood meal) or sustainable sources (e.g., soybean cake)?

All age classes: WILD: carnivorous 35 84 85 86 87. FARM: for PARR in fresh water 88 and for SMOLTS in sea water 89, fish meal may be partly* replaced by sustainable sources; for PARR in fresh water, fish oil may be partly* 90 to mostly* replaced 91.

* partly = <51% – mostly = 51-99% – completely = 100%




Glossary


ADULTS = mature individuals, for details Findings 10.1 Ontogenetic development
ALEVINS = larvae until the end of yolk sac absorption, for details Findings 10.1 Ontogenetic development
ANADROMOUS = migrating from the sea into fresh water to spawn
BENTHIC = living at the bottom of a body of water, able to rest on the floor
DOMESTICATION LEVEL 5 = selective breeding programmes are used focusing on specific goals 83
FARM = setting in farming environment or under conditions simulating farming environment in terms of size of facility or number of individuals
FRY = larvae from external feeding on, for details Findings 10.1 Ontogenetic development
IND = individuals
LAB = setting in laboratory environment
PARR = juvenile stage in rivers, for details Findings 10.1 Ontogenetic development
PHOTOPERIOD = duration of daylight
SMOLTS = juvenile stage migrating to the sea, for details Findings 10.1 Ontogenetic development
SPAWNERS = adults during the spawning season; in farms: adults that are kept as broodstock
WILD = setting in the wild



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