Sea Trout is the full sea-going form, it is very common and competes with salmon for the position of the most sought after migratory salmonid in many countries.

Sea Trout covers:

• Stocks and fisheries
• Genetics and life history
• Ecology and population dynamics
• Management of stocks and world fisheries

Contents

1. Setting the Scene - Sea Trout in England and Wales - A Personal Perspective

Stocks and Fisheries

2. Patterns of Anadromy and Migrations of Pacific Salmon and Trout at Sea
3. A Review of the Status of Irish Sea Trout Stocks
4. Characteristics of the Sea Trout Stock Collaspe in the River Ewe
5. Characteristics of the Sea Trout Stocks from the Owengowla and Invermore Fisheries, Connemara, Western Ireland, and Recent Trends in Marine Survival
6. Annual Variation in Age Composition, Growth and Abundance of Adult Sea Trout Returning to the River Dee at Chester
7. Sea Trout Stock Descriptions in England and Wales
8. The Rod and Net Sea Trout Fisheries of England and Wales
9. General Overview of Turkish Sea Trout Populations
10. The Status and Exploitation of Sea Trout on the Finnish Coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea
11. Sea Trout in European Salmon Rivers

Genetics and Life History

12. Genetics of Sea Trout, with Particular Reference to Britain and Ireland
13. The Genetics Basis of Smoltification: Functional Genomics Tools Facilitate the Search for the Needle in the Haystack
14. Life History of the Anadromous Trout
15. Migration as a Life-History Strategy for the Sea Trout
16. Life History of a Sea Trout Population from the North-West Iberian Peninsula
17. Review and Perspectives on Molecular Genetic Approaches to Sea Trout Biology

Population Dynamics, Ecology and Behaviour

18. A 35-Year Study of Stock-Recruitment Relationships in a Small Population of Sea Trout: Assumptions, Implications and Limitations for Predicting Targets
19. Characteristics of the Burrishoole Sea Trout Population: Census, Marine Survival, Enhancement and Stock-Recruitment Relationship
20. Population Dynamics and Stock-Recruitment Relationship of Sea Trout in the River Bresle, Upper Normandy, France

Managing Stocks and Fisheries

21. The Spawning Habitat Requirements of Sea Trout: A Multi-Scale Approach
22. Research Activities and Management of Brown Trout and Sea Trout in Denmark
23. Stocking Sea Trout in the River Shieldaig, Scotland
24. Is Stocking with Sea Trout Compatible wiht the Conservation of Wild Trout
25. Sea Lice Infestations of Post-Smolt Sea Trout in Loch Shieldaig, Wester Ross
26. Comparison of Survival, Migration and Growth in Wild, Offspring from Wild and Domesticated Sea-Run Trout
27. The Rapid Establishment of a Resident Brown Trout Population from Sea Trout Progeny Stocked in a Fishless Stream
28. Predicted Growth of Juvenile Trout and Salmon in Four Rivers in England and Wales Based on Past and Possible Future Temperature Regimes Linked to Climate Change
29. Sea Trout in Five Rivers in England and Wales
30. Catch and Release, Net Fishing and Sea Trout Fisheries Management
31. A Review of the Statutory Regulations to Conserve Sea Trout Stocks in England and Wales
32. An Appreciation of the Social and Economic Values of Sea Trout in England and Wales
33. Sea Trout Fisheries Management: Should We Follow the Salmon
34. Perspectives on Sea Trout Science and Management

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