Salmon at the Edge covers the problems faced by wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout in estuaries and coastal zones, and in their early weeks at sea.

This book also reflects the current precarious state of many migratory salmonid populations and the need for new approaches to the threats that they face.

Contents

Into the Unknown - The First Weeks at Sea

• Migration and Distribution of Atlantic Salmon Post-Smolts in the North Sea and North-East Atlantic
• Smolt Tracking at Sea - A Search Rewarded
• The Ecology of Post-Smolts of Atlantic Salmon

Running the Gauntlet - Inshore and Coastal Hazards

• The Significance of Marine Mammal Predation on Salmon and Sea Trout
• Predation on Post-Smolt Atlantic Salmon by Gannets: Research Implications and Opportunities
• Progress in Ending Mixed-Stock Interceptory Fisheries: United Kingdom
• Closing the North American Mixed-Stock Commercial Fishery for Wild Atlantic Salmon
• Assessing and Managing the Impacts of Marine Salmon Farms on Wild Atlantic Salmon in Western Scotland: Identifying Priority Rivers for Conservation
• Relationship Between Sea Lice Infestation, Sea Lice Production and Sea Trout Survival in Ireland, 1992-2001
• Mortality of Seaward-Migrating Post-Smolts of Atlantic Salmon Due to Salmon Lice Infection in Norwegian Salmon Stocks
• A Two-Generation Experiment Comparing the Fitness and Life History Traits of Native, Ranched, Non-Native, Farmed and 'Hybrid' Atlantic Salmon Under Natural Conditions
• Finding Resolution to Farmed Salmon Issues in Eastern North America
• Delivering the Solutions - The Salmon Farmer's Point of View

Beacons of Hope

• The Return of Salmon to Cleaner Rivers - A Scottish Perspective
• The Return of Salmon to Cleaner Rivers - England and Wales
• Opening Up New Habitat: Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)
• Optimizing Wild Salmon Production
• Stream Restoration for Anadromous Salmonids by the Addition of Habitat and Nutrients
• Prospects for Improved Oceanic Conditions

Putting it Together

• The European Water Framework Directive and its Implications for Catchment Management

The Way Ahead

Index

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