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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2006 63(7):1263-1268; doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.03.020
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© 2006 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

The escape of juvenile farmed Atlantic salmon from hatcheries into freshwater streams in New Brunswick, Canada

Jonathan W. Carr* and Frederick G. Whoriskey

Atlantic Salmon Federation PO Box 5200, St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada E5B 3S8

*Correspondence to J. W. Carr: tel: +1 506 5291385; fax: +1 506 5294985. e-mail: jonwcarr{at}nbnet.nb.ca.

The escape of juvenile Atlantic salmon from freshwater hatcheries supplying the salmon farming industry may lead to interactions between wild and farmed fish. The scale of this problem, however, has not been examined in detail. We monitored temporal trends in the abundance of escaped juvenile farmed salmon in the Magaguadavic River and Chamcook Stream for several years. In addition, in 2004 we assessed more than 90% of the commercial hatcheries producing salmon smolts located next to freshwater streams in New Brunswick. Escaped juvenile fish were recorded in 75% of the streams electrofished close to hatcheries. Numbers varied by site and year. However, escaped juvenile salmon were found every year at sites near hatcheries in the Magaguadavic River and Chamcook Stream. In the Magaguadavic River, juvenile escapees outnumbered wild salmon parr in most years. These results highlight the need for implementation of a containment strategy for freshwater hatcheries to reduce escapes.

Keywords: escapes, farmed, hatcheries, salmon, wild

Received 21 October 2005; accepted 29 March 2006.


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