Mass Mortalities and Behaviour of Brook Trout and Juvenile Atlantic Salmon in a Stream Polluted by Agricultural Pesticides

1969 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Biological Indicator ◽  
Abnormal Behaviour ◽  
Agricultural Pesticides ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Mass Mortalities

After accidental spillage of the agricultural pesticides nabam and endrin into Mill River, Prince Edward Island, there were extensive mortalities among brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill)) and juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus). Surviving trout and salmon showed abnormal behaviour including unseasonal downstream movements in summer and unusual response to an electric field. The abnormal behaviour could provide a useful biological indicator of pollution by the pesticides.

Selection by Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) of Shade Related to Water Depth

1975 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 1652-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. John Gibson ◽  
G. Power
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Salmon Parr

Salmon parr and small brook trout were observed in two stream tanks providing choices of cover. One tank was shallow (24–29 cm) and the other deep (43–50 cm). In the shallow tank brook trout occurred most frequently in shade. When salmon were the sole species, they were most frequently in shade, but were mostly away from shade in the presence of trout. This selection for shade was not evident by either species in the deep tank.

Territorial behavior of juvenile Atlantic salmon reduces predation by brook trout

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip E. K. Symons
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Territorial Behavior ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Artificial Stream ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) ate 26% of 58 juvenile (7–11 cm) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) introduced into an artificial stream 24 h before the trout, but they ate only 8% of 60 salmon which had been present long enough to establish territories. Man-made environmental alterations may decrease territorial behavior of young salmon thereby increasing their vulnerability to predation.

Effect of dietary cues on kin discrimination of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 839-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.S. Rajakaruna ◽  
J.A. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Functional Explanation ◽  
Kin Discrimination ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Juvenile Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Dietary Cues ◽  
Do So

Several salmonid species can discriminate kin from non-kin using recognition cues. These are known to involve both genetic and environmental components. This study examined the effect of diet, an environmental cue, on kin discrimination in juvenile Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L., 1758) and brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)). Juveniles were reared in kin and non-kin groups. Three different diets were fed to three kin groups and three non-kin groups. Juveniles were then tested for their ability to discriminate kin. We found that juveniles discriminated individuals between kin and non-kin when they shared a common diet with kin, but did not do so when kin were fed a different diet. Moreover, we predicted that diet and genotype together would provide stronger cues than sharing either dietary cues or genetic cues. When the juveniles were given a choice between kin fed the same diet and kin fed a different diet, they did not show a consistent preference for the former. However, in the absence of kinship, juveniles preferred cues from a common diet, i.e., they preferred cue water conditioned by non-kin sharing a common diet than cue water from non-kin fed a different diet. Our results show that dietary cues affect kin discrimination in juvenile Atlantic salmon and brook trout and provide the first empirical evidence for the influence of diet on kin discrimination in salmonids. The functional explanation of these results is that the preferences in kin discrimination are likely context dependent.

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) habitat overlap with wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in natural streams: do habitat and landscape factors override competitive interactions?

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 1949-1959
Author(s):  
Scott D. Roloson ◽  
Kyle M. Knysh ◽  
Michael R.S. Coffin ◽  
Karen L. Gormley ◽  
Christina C. Pater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Mykiss ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Habitat Overlap ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus Mykiss ◽  
Natural Streams

The purpose of this study was to update rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) invasion status, delineate factors that increase the invasion probability, and quantify habitat overlap between invasive rainbow trout and native Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Analysis of landscape-level variables in 26 watersheds (14 with and 12 without rainbow trout) demonstrated that watershed slope, percent agricultural land use, and distance to the nearest rainbow trout population significantly increased the probability of rainbow trout establishment. Two independent reach-level fish community surveys were conducted by electrofishing in combination with habitat surveys. Reaches with rainbow trout had higher stream slope, Atlantic salmon were found in wider reaches with larger substrate, and brook trout were typically dominant in headwater reaches with finer substrate. Findings at multiple ecological scales illustrated that rainbow trout invasion success is positively influenced by the presence of high-slope habitat. Habitat separation of the three salmonid species indicates that competition with introduced rainbow trout may not be the most significant threat to native salmonid populations.

Effects of Two Insecticides on the Vulnerability of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Parr to Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Predation

1972 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Hatfield ◽  
J. M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Organophosphate Insecticide ◽  
Safe Haven ◽  
Noticeable Effect ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

The experiments were conducted in large outdoor concrete pools in which the salmon had access to a safe haven. After exposure for 24 hr to 1.0 ppm of the organophosphate insecticide, Sumithion, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr were more vulnerable than unexposed fish to prédation by large brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Sumithion at 0.1 ppm, and DDT at 0.07 ppm, had no noticeable effect. The results, particularly for Sumithion, correlate well with previous laboratory work on the effect of insecticides on the learning ability of salmon.

Interactions of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and trout (Salvelinus fontinalis and Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Vermont tributaries of the Connecticut River

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J Raffenberg ◽  
Donna L Parrish
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Mykiss ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Connecticut River ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar

Competitive interactions among stream salmonids in resource-limited environments have been linked to reduced success for many species. Few studies have focused on interactions at scales larger than individual fish or stream reach. We chose to focus our study on these larger scales to provide information for managing species that have complex life histories transcending multiple scales. Our objective was to explore age-0 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) growth and survival in relation to trout abundance (introduced rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and native brook (Salvelinus fontinalis) trout) and prey resources at 24 stream reaches across two Vermont watersheds that flow into the Connecticut River. Simple linear and multilinear regressions were conducted on response and predictor variables related to fish and invertebrate prey. Age-0 Atlantic salmon survival was greatest at the site with highest trout abundance; however, no linear relationships to trout abundance were detected possibly because Atlantic salmon growth and survival were highly variable across sites. In contrast, a positive significant multivariate relationship was identified among age-0 Atlantic salmon survival, the abundance of age-1+ brook trout (i.e., 100–130 mm), and benthic prey abundance. These results suggest that stocking streams based on trout abundance may not increase Atlantic salmon growth and survival during the first summer of life.

Fyke Net Catches as Indices of the Abundance of Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, and Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar

1984 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Brook Trout ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Catch Per Unit Effort ◽  
Small Lakes ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Fyke Nets

The catch per unit effort (CPUE) data of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in fyke nets set in two small lakes in central Newfoundland were compared with population densities estimated with Schnabel multiple mark–recapture experiments each spring and fall from 1978 to 1982. The catchability of brook trout did not differ significantly between lakes or seasons, and CPUE was an index of the relative abundance of trout within and between lakes. In contrast, the catchability of Atlantic salmon differed greatly between lakes and varied seasonally, being greater in the spring but less in the fall than the catchability of brook trout. Comparisons of relative salmon abundance between lakes or of the relative abundance of brook trout to Atlantic salmon within or between lakes require a correction for seasonal differences in the catchability of salmon.

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