Ecology and Management of Atlantic Salmon

About this book

A major review of the current status of Atlantic Salmon. It considers the effect of factors such as pollution, acid rain, hydro-electric power and afforestation on the species, as well as its life history and migration.

Contents

Part One Ecology: general biology; juvenile phase; ocean life; return to the river. Part Two Exploitation: exploitation of the salmon resource; the economic evaluation of the commercial and sport fisheries; problems and solutions in the management of open seas fisheries for atlantic salmon; stock assessment. Part Three Environmental and biological hazards and their control: hydroelectric development and pipeline construction; water abstraction and transfer; pollution and acidification; afforestation and land drainage; strangers in the house; wild or domesticated? Part Four Conservation: improvement, restoration and conservation. Appendices: world catches of atlantic salmon; Atlantic salmon conservation organizations.

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