Fish Scales From Norway Show Ocean Fate of Atlantic Salmon

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 04:35 in Biology & Nature

Sports fishermen from the Drammen River in Norway have been saving the scales of Atlantic salmon as they return from the ocean to spawn. Analyzing growth rings on the scales, researchers are solving the mystery of why most of these fish never survive their ocean stay.

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