Decline And Slow Recovery of Atlantic Salmon Illuminated With Tagging

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 20:21 in Biology & Nature

For years scientists have struggled to understand the decline and slow recovery of Atlantic salmon, a once abundant and highly prized game and food fish native to New England rivers. Biologists agree that poor marine survival is affecting salmon in the US and Canada, but specific causes are difficult to determine in the ocean. Small acoustic tags and associated technology may provide some answers.

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