Evidence of potential establishment of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in Scotland

Autor: Michał E. Skóra, John Iwan Jones, Alan F. Youngson, Sean Robertson, Alan Wells, Rasmus B. Lauridsen, Gordon H. Copp
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Fish Biology. 102:721-726
ISSN: 1095-8649
0022-1112
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15304
Popis: In spring 2022, pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha smolts were recorded in the UK. Fish were caught in the Rivers Thurso and Oykel in Scotland between 13 and 17 March. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of O. gorbuscha smolts in Europe outside the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas including other tributaries of the White and Barents Seas. It also provides evidence of successful spawning in 2021, completion of the freshwater phase of the life cycle, and indicates the possibility for potential establishment of an O. gorbuscha population in Great Britain. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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