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McGowan, Colin. "Genetic mapping in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and brown trout, Salmo trutta." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/nq23108.pdf.
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Diamond, Sian. "Mechanisms and consequences of hybridisation between Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta)." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2012. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/42390/.
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Relatively little research has been done to investigate the way postcopulatory, prezygotic mechanisms act to isolate species at the level of the gamete. This thesis uses the naturallyhybridising, externally-fertilising system of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and brown trout, S. trutta, to investigate mechanisms of hybridisation through sperm-egg interactions, much of which is poorly understood. Salmon and trout experience conspecific sperm precedence during in vitro sperm competition experiments, when sperm volumes and release times are equalised. This thesis firstly aimed to explore the dynamics of gametic interactions underlying this reproductive isolation. Manipulating the sperm entry time in interspecific sperm competitions significantly influenced the observed conspecific sperm precedence. A 2 second delay to the entry of conspecific sperm did not give hybridising males first-male sperm precedence, but neither did they gain precedence with paternity being shared between males; suggesting a mechanism of selection for conspecific sperm. Selection mechanisms were investigated through in vitro sperm competitions where egg ovarian fluid type was manipulated. Results showed that conspecific ovarian fluid allowed conspecific sperm significantly higher fertilisation success when competing against heterospecific sperm, regardless of which species eggs were under competition. This is the first evidence for cryptic female choice via a reproductive fluid in an external fertiliser. The second objective of my thesis was to investigate the potential consequences of salmon-trout hybridisation for wild populations. This was achieved through comparing the early life and reproductive fitness of hybrids and pure species. Both reciprocal hybrid crosses had comparable early life fitness to pure species. Importantly however, neither reciprocal cross exceeded pure juveniles for any fitness measures. This suggests the replacement of parental species by hybrids is unlikely. Both hybrid crosses were capable of producing viable sperm and able to fertilise over 50% of both salmon and trout eggs. Neither cross gained paternity success when competing for trout eggs with conspecific males, while very low paternity was gained under sperm competition with Atlantic salmon for salmon eggs. The main threat posed by hybridisation to vulnerable salmon populations appears to come from wasted reproductive effort, through the production of reproductively unfit hybrids. The implications of this are discussed.
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Lund, Bjørnås Kristine. "Modeling Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) responses to river habitat alteration." Licentiate thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-76559.
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Half the world’s river volume is affected by flow alterations and/or fragmentation, a figure that is likely to increase with the current global surge in hydropower development. At the same time, freshwater biodiversity is in rapid decline. In fluvial ecosystems, streamflow is a master variable, shaping riverine species’ habitat over space and time. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (S. trutta) are examples of species that need fluvial habitats for reproduction and juvenile rearing, and whose flow needs can come in conflict with hydropower production objectives. This necessitates tools for predicting the effect of fluvial habitat alteration on fish production. In this thesis, I applied the individual-based model inSTREAM to simulate salmon and trout in the Gullspång Rapids, a residual flow stretch of the Gullspång River, Sweden, over a ten-year period. InSTREAM uses sub-daily time steps to simulate individual fish interacting with their biotic and physical environment, and tracks the fitness consequences of their main actions: habitat and activity selection. For inSTREAM input, I had to describe key habitat features, create a 2D hydraulic model of the rapids, model river temperature, and gather data on salmon and trout eco-physiology and life history characteristics in the Gullspång River. I ran simulation experiments varying either flow input, the number of spawners, spawning gravel, shelter and boulder availability, or temperature. Flow alterations had limited benefit. Only the scenario where the current minimum flow was set three times higher yielded increased production, and only for trout. Trout dominated salmon in competition, and production was density dependent. The model predicted that the only way to increase production of both species at current spawner numbers was to add instream structures offering more energetically profitable feeding positions.Half the world’s river volume is affected by flow alterations and/or fragmentation –a figure that is likely to increase with the current global surge in hydropower development. Streamflow shapes the river habitat for species like Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (S. trutta) –species that need rivers for reproduction and for juvenile rearing. In this thesis, I applied the individual-based model inSTREAM to simulate how salmon and trout interact with the physical and living environment in the Gullspång Rapids, a residual flow stretch in the Gullspång River, Sweden. InSTREAM follows individuals through spawning, egg development, and juvenile rearing until out-migration. I ran simulation experiments over ten years, varying either flow input, the number of spawners, spawning gravel, shelter availability, or temperature. Flow alterations had limited benefit; only in the scenario where the current minimum flow was tripled did production increase, and only for trout. Trout dominated salmon in competition for food and space, and production was density dependent. The model predicted that the only way to increase production of both species at current spawner numbers was to add instream structures offering more energetically profitable feeding positions.
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Lakehal, Ferhat. "Albumin-like proteins of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss." Thesis, University of Salford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244842.
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McKay, Sheldon John. "Evolutionary genetic analysis of Pacific salmon and trout, Oncorhynchus." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq24331.pdf.
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Harwood, Andrew Jeffrey. "Intra- and inter-specific competition among juvenile atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2001. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/4395/.
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The main aim of this thesis was to study intra- and inter-specific competition among juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout. The study concentrated on two critical times for survival: first, the period from shortly after emergence until later in the summer when individuals first establish territories; and second, during the winter, when many salmonid populations experience a bottleneck. In addition, the stability of social hierarchies and the influence these have on growth and survival were studied on older individuals in the summer. Experiments were carried out in a variety of conditions ranging from small arenas and artificial stream channels where behavioural interactions among fish could be observed, to the wild where it was possible to test inferences derived from laboratory observations in an ecological context. Both salmon and trout are known to undergo a behavioural shift in winter, switching from being primarily diurnal during the summer to being predominantly nocturnal in winter. Atlantic salmon and brown trout forage in slow-flowing water at night and shelter in interstitial spaces in the substrate during the day. This thesis shows that salmon and trout compete for both foraging (chapter 2) and sheltering (chapter 3) habitat in winter, illustrating that competition between the two species is not restricted to the summer months. Trout were shown to dominate salmon in competition for foraging habitat, forcing them to move into shallower water or become more diurnal (chapter 2). Intra- and inter-specific competition for shelters was equal in intensity and more dependent on arrival time (prior residency) than species identity (chapter 3). This competition could have short- and long-term survival consequences for over-wintering fish, particularly Atlantic salmon, and have implications for the carrying capacity of streams.
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Zhang, Jinyi. "Fish cathelicidins : novel antimicrobial peptides identified in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430907.
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This thesis reports a novel antimicrobial peptide gene, termed rtCATH_1, found in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. The predicted 216-residue rtCATH_1 prepropeptide consists of three domains: a 22-residue signal peptide, a 128-residue cathelin-like region containing two identifiable cathelicidin family signatures, and a predicted 66-residue C-terminal cationic antimicrobial peptide. This predicted mature peptide was unique in possessing features of different known (mammalian) cathelicidin subgroups such as the cysteine bridged family and the specific amino-acid rich family. A 36-residue peptide corresponding to the core part of rtCATH_1 was chemically synthesised and shown to exhibit potent antimicrobial activity. Thus rtCATH_1 represents the first teleost cathelicidin. Further to the finding of rtCATH_1 gene, three more cathelicidin genes were found in salmonids; two in Atlantic salmon, named asCATH_1 and asCATH_2, and one in rainbow trout named rtCATH_2. All the four new salmonid cathelicidin genes share the common characteristics of mammalian cathelicidin genes, such as consisting of four exons, and possessing a highly conserved pre-proregion and four invariant cysteines clustered in the C-terminal region of the cathelin-like domain. Two 36-residue peptides corresponding to the core part of rtCATH_1 and rtCATH_2 were chemically synthesised and shown to exhibit potent antimicrobial activity. The differential expression between rtCATH_1 and rtCATH_2 were studied. rtCATH_2 was expressed constitutively in gill, head kidney, intestine, skin and spleen whilst the expression of rtCATH_1 was inducible in gill, head kidney and spleen after bacterial challenge.
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Rivinoja, Peter. "Migration problems of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in flow regulated rivers /." Umeå : Dept. of Aquaculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/2005114.pdf.
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Crabbe, Sarah Jill. "Use of small streams by juvenile Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and brown trout, Salmo trutta, in the Ponoi River, Russia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ56314.pdf.
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Lans, Linnea. "Relations between metabolic rate, migration and behaviour in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta)." Licentiate thesis, Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för biologi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-5593.
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ABSTRACT Migration is common among populations of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). However, not all individuals in the same population migrate, a phenomenon referred to as partial migration. The aim of this thesis was to investigate if an individual’s behaviour and metabolic rate influences its decision to migrate and how such knowledge may be used when trying to produce hatchery-raised smolts with as high a proportion of migrating individuals as possible. In paper I the influence of reduced food ration on the proportion and swimming speed of migrating brown trout and Atlantic salmon smolts was investigated. Furthermore, the standard metabolic rate (SMR) of migrating and non-migrating individuals was compared. In paper II, a laboratory experiment, SMR was correlated to the behaviour of individual brown trout and Atlantic salmon. Dominant fish of both species had a higher SMR than subordinates (paper II). In addition, migrant brown trout had a higher SMR than non-migrant trout when given a normal food ration, whereas no difference in SMR between migrating and non-migrating salmon could be seen (paper I). When administered low food rations, smolts of both species migrated faster than smolts given a normal food ration, and the proportion of migrating smolts was higher for salmon given less food when the size difference for smolts from the two feeding regimes was large (paper I). Other factors that influenced migration speed were the degree of smolt development and water temperature (paper I). SMR was not correlated with aggressiveness, or with different measurements of boldness. Moreover, aggression and boldness were not correlated with each other (paper II). Trout showed a higher level of aggressiveness and acclimated more rapidly to laboratory conditions than salmon (paper II). In summary, there was no support for the existence of coping styles in migratory Atlantic salmon and brown trout. Instead, metabolic rates were related to both migratory behaviour and social status. Furthermore, an individual’s decision to migrate was influenced by ration size.
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Norrgård, Johnny R. "Landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. and trout Salmo trutta L. in the regulated River Klarälven, Sweden : Implications for conservation and management." Licentiate thesis, Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för biologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-8523.
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Conservation and management of migratory salmonids requires an understanding of their ecology at multiple scales, and a holistic view, including assessment of historical and present anthropogenic impacts. In the regulated River Klarälven, with 11 hydropower dams, populations of landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and migratory brown trout Salmo trutta have declined due to human activities. Maintaining viable populations of salmon in the River Klarälven has high priority, given there are fewer than 10 native stocks of landlocked salmon in Europe. To date, natural smolt production has been maintained by collecting and transporting spawners past eight hydroelectric plants in the river, where they are released to spawn. No functioning fish passage facilities are available that allow the fish to return to the lake. To evaluate the situation for landlocked salmon and migratory trout in Lake Vänern and the River Klarälven, an analysis of catch and river return data, based on data sets covering time periods from 15 to 200 years, was performed. In addition, the loss rates and behavior of downstream-migrating wild salmon smolts as they swam past eight power stations in the regulated River Klarälven was quantified. For the migration study, wild salmon smolts were tagged with acoustic transmitters, and the smolts were monitored as they swam along a 180 km long river segment, including eight dams, with regulated and unregulated stretches. The loss due to HEP passages was estimated to be 76%, which contrasts with the 8% loss along unregulated control stretches. Kaplan-Meier estimations showed that only 16% of the smolts passed all eight dams. Migration speed was 83% lower along regulated stretches than along unregulated stretches, and migration speed at regulated stretches was dependent on fish size, with large fish moving slower than small fish. The analysis of historical data showed that annual returns of wild salmon are less than 3% of what they were at the beginning of the 19th century. Returns of wild trout are even lower, with just some 30 fish caught annually. Lack of basic ecological information, as river return and fisheries catch rates, estimates of wild smolt production and survival, and releases of hatchery-reared fish, complicate an effective management of these unique populations. There is need for coordination of present and future research, monitoring, and restoration strategies. In this thesis I identify some measures to improve the status of the River Klarälven salmon and trout that should be of broad interest to resource and fishery managers.
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Van, Der Waal Zelda. "When fish are not poisson : modelling the migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) at multiple time scales." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2420.
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Migratory species undertake prolonged seasonal journeys; monitoring these movements is challenging but can sometimes be achieved by observations that taken locally and, ideally, using remote methods. Amongst the best known examples of migrating fish in Europe, are Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) that migrate between river and seawater. Characteristics of habitat suitability, feeding opportunities, predation, as well as salmonid sensitivity and needs, vary throughout successive stages of their anadromous life cycle. Since the marine stage is the longest but is also challenging to monitor, in-river fish counters are of increasing importance in understanding salmonid patterns in abundance. The original contribution of this thesis lies in the use of modelling techniques to investigate salmonid migration, based on temporal observations produced by an electronic fish counter triggered by salmonid passage, as they return to spawn in the River Tyne. Small scale observation revealed seasonal differences; aggregation behaviour intensified during the middle of the migration season, and explanatory covariates varied in both their effect size and relevance to salmonid abundance. At the population scale, migration was highly driven by annual periodicity, abundance increased with river temperature and there was an NAO effect with a four year lag, underlining the importance of marine conditions to parent population and/or post-smolts. Differences between distinct populations of S. salar and S. trutta appeared related to a species-specific annual periodicity and oceanic conditions as salmonids return (more so for S. salar). State-space models suggested a complex demographic structure for the two species. There was a species identification learning curve that affected the data by 2007. A classification algorithm determined that observations are more likely to be S. salar for larger signal amplitude, within a higher river flow and earlier in the year; characteristics were too similar between the two species to reach a useful classification success rate (69%). The project overall suggests specificities relating to both species and age-class that cannot be addressed in depth with the collected data; emerging limitations and recommendations are discussed.
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Warren, Andrew Mark. "The impact of river flow on the distribution and abundance of salmonid fishes." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/11569.
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River flow regime is fundamental in determining lotic fish communities and populations, and especially of salmonid fishes. Quantifying the effects of human induced flow alteration on salmonids is a key question for conservation and water resources management. While qualitative responses to flow alteration are well characterised, a more intractable problem is quantifying responses in a way that is practical for environmental management. Using data drawn from the Environment Agency national database, I fitted generalised linear mixed models (GLMMs) using Bayesian inference to quantify the response of salmonid populations to the effects of impounding rivers, flow loss from rivers due to water abstraction, and the mitigating effects of flow restoration. I showed that in upland rivers downstream of impounded lakes, the magnitude of antecedent summer low flows had an important effect on the late summer abundance of 0+ salmonids Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta). In contrast, the abundance of 1+ salmon and brown trout appeared to be largely unresponsive to the same flows. I demonstrated that short-term flow cessation had a negative impact on the abundance of 1+ brown trout in the following spring, but that recovery was rapid with negligible longer-term consequences. I further established that flow restoration in upland streams impacted by water abstraction provided limited short-term benefits to salmonid abundance when compared with changes at control locations. However, while benefits to salmonid abundance were limited, I detected important benefits to the mean growth rates of 0+ and 1+ brown trout from flow restoration. I discuss the implications of my findings for salmonid management and conservation and propose a more evidence-based approach to fishery management based on robust quantitative evidence derived using appropriate statistical models. The current approach to flow management for salmonids requires revision and I recommend an alternative approach based on quantitative evidence.
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Wilbur, Nathan. "Characterizing thermal refugia for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Cains River, New Brunswick, Canada." Thesis, Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1882/35663.
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Anthropogenic influences and climate change are warming rivers in New Brunswick and threatening the cold water habitats of native salmonids. When ambient river
temperatures in summer exceed the tolerance level of Atlantic salmon and brook trout,
individuals behaviourally thermoregulate by seeking out cold water refugia. These
critical thermal habitats are often created by tributaries and concentrated groundwater
discharge. Thermal infrared imagery was used to map cold water anomalies along a 53 km reach of the Cains River on 23 July 2008. Although efficient and useful for mapping surface temperature of a continuous stream reach, the fish did not use all identified thermal anomalies as refugia. Overall, 100 % of observed large brook trout >35 cm in length were found in 30 % of the TIR-mapped cold water anomalies. Ninety eight percent of observed small brook trout 8 – 30 cm in length were found in 80 % of the mapped cold water anomalies and their densities within anomalies were significantly higher than densities outside of anomalies. Fifty nine percent of observed salmon parr were found in 65 % of the mapped anomalies; however, they were dispersed within study sites and their densities were not significantly different within anomalies compared to outside of the anomalies. No brook trout were observed at the seven noncold water study sites that were investigated. Preference curves for various habitat variables including velocity, temperature, depth, substrate, and deep water availability near cold water anomalies were developed based on field investigations during high temperature events (ambient river temperature >21 oC). Combined with thermal imagery, managers can use the physical descriptions of thermal refugia developed here as a tool to help conserve and restore critical thermal refugia for Atlantic salmon and brook trout on the Cains River, and potentially similar river systems.
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MacMillan, John L. "Thermal ecology of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in impounded streams, behavioural responses and population impacts." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ33820.pdf.
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Nicol, Sandra Diane. "Influence of physical and biological habitat variables on juvenile salmonid and invertebrate drift abundance in southwest British Columbia streams." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/256.
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Determining the physical and biological habitat variables that influence the abundance of juvenile salmonids in British Columbia streams will improve management practices. Habitat models are tools that provide insight into organisms’ habitat needs and provide a more efficient mechanism for estimating population abundance than direct measurement. Models have been developed for salmonids in other jurisdictions, but very few have included invertebrate drift (a primary food source for juvenile salmonids) as a predictive variable. This is because temporal and spatial variation of drift abundance are widely assumed to be so high that drift cannot be reliably estimated without unreasonable effort. This thesis investigates the temporal and spatial variability of invertebrate drift and the impact of its inclusion in habitat models for juvenile salmonid abundance in two chapters. The first objective of the first chapter was to evaluate the temporal variability of invertebrate drift by comparing the seasonal and day-to-day variation in drift abundance to spatial variation within and between sites. The second objective was to develop predictive models for invertebrate drift abundance. Aquatic, terrestrial and total invertebrate drift abundances varied primarily between sites and very little between days or months at the same site, indicating that a single day of sampling is sufficient to assess drift abundance for comparison among sites. The abundance of invertebrate drift was related to productivity- and flow-related habitat variables. The objectives of the second chapter were to develop predictive models for juvenile salmonid abundance in southwestern BC using physical and biological habitat variables, to determine whether habitat variables differ between the Coast and Interior regions of BC, to determine the contribution of invertebrate drift to the relative predictive ability of the models, and to determine cost:benefit ratios for the predictive models and their component variables. The final models for predicting abundance of all young-of-year salmonids combined, and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and coho salmon (O. kisutch) individually, included variables related to stream structure and productivity, and the models for rainbow and coho showed regional differences. Invertebrate drift did not improve model fit.
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Page, Gregory Ian. "Physiological and biochemical factors affecting carotenoid utilization in salmonid fish." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2383.
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Carotenoid utilization in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) has been investigated with respect to tissue distribution of carotenoids and the role of the liver on the bioavailability of the lipid soluble carotenoids, astaxanthin and canthaxanthin. Species-specific and tissue-specific accumulations were noted for astaxanthin and canthaxanthin in the rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon, possibly indicating fundamental differences in their utilization in these species. The liver and the kidney were revealed to be the major tissues involved in carotenoid metabolism in both rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. Apparent digestibilities (-96% and -30% for rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon, respectively) and flesh carotenoid retentions (-12% and -5.4% for rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon, respectively) differed significantly between species, suggesting that rainbow trout are more efficient depositors of carotenoids within the flesh. Isolated rainbow trout liver perfusion experiments revealed small differences in the uptake of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin. Uptake of astaxanthin in both synthetically-derived and serum-derived models showed saturable uptake mechanism that occurred earlier than for canthaxanthin. These results can potentially offer an explanation for the better utilization of astaxanthin in rainbow trout, where the liver reduces the bioavailability of canthaxanthin through continued uptake. Results show a low hepatic extraction ratio (0.03-0.07), in line with published post-prandial elimination rates. Neither astaxanthin nor canthaxanthin significantly induced hepatic or renal xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in the rainbow trout, contrary to published reports in rats and mice. This may imply fundamental species-specific differences in the metabolic pathways for these carotenoids. Histochemical investigations revealed that both carotenoids significantly impacted liver structure, resulting in higher levels of total lipids and mucopolysaccharides. This is thought to be due to their antioxidant functions and their provitamin A activity. Carotenoid-treated fish also had higher levels of glycogen phosphorylase in liver sections, providing the first evidence in fish for the possibility of glucuronidation of their metabolites. The present investigations demonstrate the liver to be a major organ in carotenoid metabolism, and consequently affects carotenoid distribution and availability. In addition, carotenoid supplementation significantly affects liver structure and may potentially enhance its function. Furthermore, these investigations have provided new avenues of investigation into the use of isolated organ perfusions for biochemical nutrition research, and expanded the knowledge of liver physiology and biochemistry.
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Brockmark, Sofia. "Environmental influences on the behavioural ecology of juvenile salmonids : the importance of rearing density /." Göteborg : Department of Zoology, Animal Ecology, University of Gothenburg, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/21127.
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Maillou, Julia. "Transport components in the serum of fish." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/19093.
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Lamont, Carole Ann. "The relationship between growth rate and precocious sexual maturation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and coho salmon (O. kisutch)." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30006.
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Rainbow trout {Oncorhynchus mykiss) and coho salmon (0. kisutch) produce males which mature at an abnormally early age. The objectives of this study were to critically describe the role of growth rate in early sexual maturation of male salmonids by monitoring growth rate and precocious sexual development in individually identified fish.
Underyearling rainbow trout were individually identified using coded tags. These fish were reared at 9°C and 15°C and growth was monitored twice a month in both groups over a 9 month period starting January 24, 1989. The number of precocious males in the 9°C and 15°C groups were 11% and 18% respectively. Yearling coho salmon were similarly tagged, reared at ambient temperature, and monitored for growth over an 8 month period starting March 22nd, 1989. Ten percent of the coho salmon matured precociously. In both experiments there was a similar relationship between fast growth in early spring and precocious maturation. The growth rate of fish that matured declined in autumn relative to non-maturing individuals. Condition factor (length to weight relationship) was greater among those fish that matured precociously. Plasma growth hormone was monitored in the coho salmon. Most samples fell below the detection limits of the assay (1.5. to 3.0 ng/ml). A strategy to reduce the number of precocious males in cultured salmonids is suggested.Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
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Norrgård, Johnny R. "Migration and quality of landlocked Atlantic salmon smolt : Implications for conservation and management." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-31980.
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Atlantic salmon Salmo salar has a complex life cycle, including long migrations and habitat shifts for both juveniles and adults. As such, salmon populations are vulnerable to habitat degradation and fragmentation along their migratory routes. This makes management and conservation a complex task requiring knowledge of salmon ecology at different temporal and spatial scales. In this thesis I highlight the use of a holistic life-history based approach in the conservation and management of wild and hatchery-reared salmon in regulated rivers and lakes. Small populations of wild-reproducing landlocked salmon and trout Salmo trutta exist in the regulated River Klarälven, Sweden. Since the 1930s, transportation of adult spawners upstream of eight dams has given the fish access to spawning grounds. The number of returning wild spawners became critically low in the 1960s, but stocking of hatchery smolts resulted in an increase in spawners that continues today. My data show that wild smolt may suffer high mortality due to multiple dam passages. To ensure viable populations of wild populations, future management should include both up- and downstream solutions that ensure connectivity in the system. The recreational and commercial salmonid fishery are maintained by compensatory stockings, yielding annual catches of about 75 tons, and a river return rate of hatchery fish of about 1%. As a large portion of the stocked smolts does not survive downstream migration to the lake, there has been discussion about the quality of the stocked smolt and about stocking strategies. Based on my studies, producing hatchery smolts more closely resembling wild-born conspecifics should result in reduced loss rates. I suggest changes in the hatchery and stocking procedures to increase the survival of stocked smolts. The results of my research should be applicable to other regulated systems, particularly those with mixed stocks of wild and hatchery salmonid populations.Atlantic salmon Salmo salar has a complex life cycle, including long migrations and habitat shifts for both juveniles and adults. As such, salmon populations are vulnerable to habitat degradation and fragmentation along their migratory routes, which make management and conservation a complex task requiring knowledge of salmon ecology at different temporal and spatial scales. In this thesis, I highlight the use of a holistic approach in the conservation and management of wild and hatchery-reared salmon in regulated rivers and lakes. Small populations of wild-reproducing landlocked salmon and trout Salmo trutta exist in the regulated River Klarälven, Sweden. Since 1930, transportation of adult spawners upstream of eight dams has been done to give the fish access to the spawning grounds. My data indicate that a large proportion of the wild smolts are lost due to multiple dam passages, and future management should include both up- and downstream solutions, ensuring connectivity in the system. The fishery in Klarälven and Lake Vänern is maintained by compensatory stockings, yielding catches of about 75 metric tons and a river return rate of stocked fish of about 1%. I suggest changes in the hatchery and stocking procedures to increase the survival of stocked smolts.
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Zulkifli. "Digestive protease capacity in fish in relation to species, body size, growth and dietary composition." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/71.
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Lans, Linnea. "Behaviour and metabolic rates of brown trout and Atlantic salmon : Influence of food, environment and social interactions." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för biologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-9176.
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For Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta), the decision to migrate or when to migrate is believed to be influenced by the individual’s metabolic rate (MR) relative its food intake. As MR was expected to be related to behaviour, the potential links between behaviour and metabolic costs was studied. For both salmon and trout the dominant individual had a higher standard metabolic rate (SMR) than its subordinate counterpart. Also, successful migrants of brown trout had a higher SMR than unsuccessful migrants, whereas no such difference was found for obligate migratory Atlantic salmon. Measures of variation in MR and boldness indicated that Atlantic salmon was more sensitive to stress than brown trout and became passive when stressed. When two trout were interacting, an increase in ventilation rate (VR) was positively correlated to fighting intensity. The first day after an interaction, VR did not differ between small dominant and subordinate trout (mean size 3.7g), whereas for large trout (26.0g) subordinates had higher VR than dominants. However, a combination of low temperature (10°C) and high water velocity (22cm/s) eliminated this difference. This probably reflects the high swimming activity of small dominants and the low motivation for dominants to defend a large territory when temperatures were low and the cost of moving was high. These results show that the relationship between MR and behaviour may differ depending on species, fish size and environmental factors.
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Buktenica, M. W. "Ecology of kokanee salmon and rainbow trout in Crater Lake, a deep ultraoligotrophic caldera lake (Oregon) /." View full-text version online through Crater Lake Digital Research Collection, 1988. http://craterlakelib.oit.edu/u?/craterlake,195.
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Østergaard, Anders Erlang. "Discovery and expression of novel immunoglobulin-like transcripts (NILTs) in salmonids." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2010. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=158294.
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Three new NILT genes were successfully cloned and characterized from rainbow trout, with one NILT alternatively spliced into a long isoform containing two Ig domains and a short isoform containing one Ig domain. The expression of NILTs was studied in six different tissues and two different cell lines, with expression apparent in immunologically important tissues. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis showed that NILTs are more closely related to triggering receptor expressed on myeloid (TREM) cells and Nkp44 from humans than to NITRs from rainbow trout. The genomic organisation and structure of the multigene family of NILTs in Atlantic salmon was investigated using a BAC sequencing approach. This revealed the presence of six novel NILT genes, which either contained one or two Ig domains and several immunoreceptors tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs) in the cytoplasmic region. By homology search two NILT-like genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) located on chromosome 1 have been obtained. Chromosome 1 in zebrafish also contains the Dare-ZE genes, which are equivalent to the human MHC class I genes located on chromosome 6. The distance between the later and the TREM genes on chromosome 6 is similar to the distance between the NILT-like genes and Dare-ZE genes on zebrafish chromosome 1. In addition, two NILT-like Ig domains were obtained from the green spotted pufferfish (Tetraodon nigroviridis), putatively part of the same receptor. The results will contribute to our knowledge of the immune system in fish and provide useful information for the control of inflammatory processes in salmonids.
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Russ, Hannah. "A taphonomic approach to reconstructing Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer fishing strategies : a load of old trout!" Thesis, University of Bradford, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5528.
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In many cases in the past fish bones recovered during archaeological excavations at Upper Palaeolithic sites were often assumed to result from human activity without any consideration for alternate accumulation processes. Many of these assemblages had not been analysed in a scientifically rigorous manner, with some receiving no consideration at all. A review of current evidence and results of new analyses indicate that salmonids (salmon and trout) are the most frequently recorded fish at the European Palaeolithic cave sites. Two potential accumulation agents for fish remains were explored: brown bears (Ursus arctos) and eagle owls (Bubo bubo). Controlled feeding experiments integrated with ecological studies indicate that salmonid remains survive the digestive systems of both species and result in distinctive patterning in assemblage characteristics. Post-depositional taphonomic processes, such as trampling, also produce distinct taphonomic signatures and are an agent of differential inter-species preservation. A thorough consideration of depositional and post-depositional processes of archaeological assemblages in central Italy (Grotta di Pozzo, Maritza, La Punta and Ortucchio) and Spain (El Juyo, Altamira, Salitre, Castillo and Rascaño) shows that the fish remains from these sites result from human activity. The overrepresentation of cranial elements at the Italian sites suggest that fish were processed by removing the head to perhaps smoke or dry before transportation to other locations for consumption. This research lead to improved methods of analysis, and thus enhanced understanding of the role of fishing and fish consumption in Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer societies.
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Tucker, Strahan. "Using radiocesium (137Cs) to measure and compare the bioenergetic budgets of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the field." Thesis, McGill University, 1998. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20883.
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Through the 137Cs mass balance method, annual consumption rates were estimated for juvenile Atlantic salmon parr and precocious males, as well as brook trout from 4 sites within the Ste Marguerite river system, Quebec. With explicit age analysis, feeding rates and growth rates were derived on an individual fish and age class basis. These represent the first consumption estimates for Atlantic salmon in the wild. The individual fish approach provided a range of data for a single site, as opposed to a single estimate per age class, allowing for an evaluation of the relationship between consumption and growth for each species or life-history variant. Subsequently, the concept of field maintenance ration was introduced as the intercept of consumption over growth.Salmonid feeding rates were coupled with density estimates to derive total fish exploitation rates for two streams. The application of age- and site-specific feeding rates derived from the 137Cs mass balance method, solved a long standing paradox in stream ecology as all previously inferred salmonid exploitation rates have been in excess of prey turnover. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Burridge, Leslie Eric. "Cortisol and the in vivo and in vitro secretion of insulin in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum)." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0024/NQ38343.pdf.
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Tucker, Strahan. "Using radiocesium ¹³§7Cs to measure and compare the bioenergetic budgets of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the field." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0003/MQ44304.pdf.
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Noack, Patrick T. "Carotenoid pigments as phenotypic tracers of salmonid life histories : studies on eggs, alevins and juveniles of trout (Salmo trutta L.) and sea lice of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU483277.
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The use of carotenoid pigments as an archive of feeding behaviour and thus as environmental markers was tested using eggs and juveniles of sea trout and brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) invertebrates from the River Don and ectoparasitic lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kroyer) of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Carotenoids were analysed by normal phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the resulting peaks examined in multivariate analyses. Analysis of trout eggs of known parentage suggested that the pigment profile of each egg reflects the migratory history of the maternal fish and it is also representative of the entire egg batch. With the same method, eggs of unknown or disputed parentage could be identified as those of sea trout, brown trout or salmon. Diagnostic properties permitting identification were high amounts of astaxanthin in sea trout eggs; while the presence of lutein, zeaxanthin and a greater number of carotenoid peaks were indicative of brown trout eggs. In hatchery experiments it was established that the diagnostic maternal pigment fingerprint is identifiable for some 1300°d post fertilisation. In this time the majority of carotenoids are metabolised to astaxanthin esters and exogenous feeding will have begun. Muscle tissue carotenoids of juvenile trout in the River Don clearly separated 0+ trout from 1+ fish. The former arrange in a single discrete cluster on the basis of pigmentation, suggesting a common diet throughout the river catchment. Older parr show a specialist diet typical to each region but different from fry, indicating a shift in diet acquisition throughout early life stages. Pigment analysis of stream-living invertebrates and one terrestrial invertebrate revealed that all, except the terrestrial ear-wig, Rhabdiopteryx sp., Gammarus sp. and Leuctra sp., provide a homogeneous pigment profile. In contrast, Gammarus sp. was found to be the supplier of the greatest relative amount of astaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin. The diagnostic potential of carotenoids in sea lice was explored in samples taken from wild and farm Atlantic salmon fed on an artificial diet. Astaxanthin and canthaxanthin, which are pigments diagnostic of a natural and synthetic diet respectively, were detected. The ratio of canthaxanthin-like pigment to astaxanthin (C:A ratio) was 45:1 in farm lice and 8:1 in wild lice. Carotenoid content therefore could potentially be used as a tracer of origin of sea lice in epidemiological investigations.
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Rosenberg, John P. "The angler as environmentalist : Oregon Trout and the fight to save the wild salmon of the Columbia River." PDXScholar, 1991. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4282.
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This paper traces the history of Oregon Trout, an environmental organization in Portland, Oregon, from its beginning in the fall of 1983 through the spring of 1990, when it filed petitions on behalf of four stocks of Columbia and Snake River salmon under the Endangered Species Act. It focuses on Oregon Trout's efforts to preserve the wild salmon of the Columbia River as a contemporary example of anglers acting as environmentalists to conserve threatened or endangered species. According to historian John Reiger in American Sportsmen and the Origins of Conservation, hunters and anglers have been acting in this role in the United States since the Civil War, well before the Progressive Era in which the conservation movement is generally thought to have originated. However, the paper contends that Oregon Trout's advocacy for the interests of fish rather than fishermen is unique in the tradition to which Reiger points.
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Garcia, de Leaniz Caprile Carlos. "Distribution, growth, movements and homing behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout in the Girnock Burn, Aberdeenshire." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1990. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU553915.
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The biology of juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout was studied within a small section of the Girnock Burn, a tributary of the Aberseenshire Dee. Salmon parr and brown trout were captured, measured, weighed, individually marked, and repeatedly recaptured over the period 1985-1988. Physical resources were mapped in detail within the study section, and were found to be patchily distributed. Patch size was small, typically a few square metres. Significant differences in micro-habitat existed between young and old fish, between sympatric Atlantic salmon and brown trout, and between seasons. All fish avoided shallow waters and fine substrates. Sites that combined low bottom velocities with access to fast surface currents were significantly selected by both salmon parr and brown trout. These sites supported the highest local densities of fish, and held the largest individuals. As drift-feeders, salmon appear to choose sites during the growing season that maximise food intake and minimise energy expenditure. Growth of juvenile salmon was related to water temperature, being rapid from March to June, slowing down from July to September, and in some fish ceasing altogether from September to March. In the fall, salmon 0&'43 moved to parr habitat, resources became more limited, and some parr left the stream. At low temperature, juvenile salmon hid within the substrate in riffles, while brown trout overwintered around large rocks and in a spring-fed tributary. Habitat overlap between salmon 0&43 and older parr increased from summer to fall while habitat overlap between salmon and trout decreased. Juvenile salmon were spatially aggregated. Highest densities were found at favourable sites near surface boulders. The area used by fish and the proportion of fish found at unfavourable habitats increased with fish density. Habitat selection and the spatial distribution of the population appeared to be density-dependent. Site-fidelity was shown both by salmon parr and brown trout, though in general fidelity was stronger in salmon parr. The majority of recaptures of salmon parr and brown trout were close to previous capture locations in the stream. Long-term site-fidelity was also shown by salmon parr from one year to the next. Two groups of fish, differing in their degree of mobility, were apparent both for salmon and trout: a large, stationary group, and a smaller, more mobile one. The groups were not distinguished by size, season, or stage of sexual maturity. Movements out of the burn were confined to the fall and spring. Immature parr, mostly females, migrated downstream in the fall, but were not yet adapted to full-strength seawater. Mature males performed complex upstream and downstream movements in the fall, and some of these fish homed back to their summer sites after spawning. For many males, maturation in the fall was followed by smolting in the spring, but repeated maturation was also common. Homing success in displaced fish was related to fish size and to the direction of displacement. Homing was better among larger than smaller fish, and it was better among fish displaced downstream than those displaced upstream. Fish rendered anosmic showed a greater tendency to stay where released, and homed less successfully than intact fish. The home areas of salmon parr were smaller than those of brown trout. The home areas of individuals overlapped and were unrelated to fish size; they appeared to be inversely related to substrate size and to current velocity. By spending most of their lives in a small area of the stream, juvenile salmon and brown trout may only interact with a few conspecifics. The population appears to consist of a number of small social units, rather than a single freely mixing group. The fate of individuals may be determined by very localised environmental and social conditions.
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Sprague, Matthew. "Environmental influences on the physiological and behavioural growth responses in salmonids : with reference to the growth-dip phenomenon." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/212.
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Photoperiod manipulations are widely used throughout the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming industry as a means of producing a product of uniform quality all-year round. However, farmers still remain sceptical over their effectiveness to regulate growth and maturation during the on-growing stage. Furthermore, reports of a characteristic growth-dip following light exposure suggest that light may negatively affect the physiological performance of fish in the short-term. Thus, this thesis investigates the effects of light characteristics (spectral quality, intensity and photoperiod) on growth and maturation of salmonid fish and addresses some of the uncertainties surrounding photoperiod use currently reported within the industry. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are seemingly an ideal model species for examining photoperiod effects on growth. Consequently, the application of constant light exposure (LL) at two different intensities (28W and 16W) during two different thermal conditions (summer and winter) was examined on individually tagged fish. Feed intake and growth appeared to be related to the ambient water temperature and did not appear to be affected by intensity or photoperiod, although the onset of constant light did appear to initially affect growth rate. This may indicate that LL has a limiting effect on the growth of trout or that the prevailing water temperature at which light is applied may override the photoperiodic effect. Furthermore, the lack of enhanced growth in trout exposed to LL, unlike that demonstrated for other salmonids, suggest that there may be a species-specific response to environmental variables. Thus, questions regarding photoperiod effects should be limited to the species in question. The main source of variation in results observed under photoperiod manipulations stems from the salmon industry. Atlantic salmon post-smolts were reared in seawater tanks and either maintained under a natural photoperiod (NP) or exposed to a simulated natural photoperiod (SNP), constant light superimposed on the natural light (NPLL) or constant light only (LL). Artificial light onset, irrespective of photoperiod, resulted in an apparent trend for a reduced appetite lasting up to 60 days. Furthermore, the onset of constant light resulted in a significant chronic elevation of plasma cortisol levels and changes to growth and thyroid hormone levels, providing direct evidence that constant light exposure induces stress. In addition, fish exposed to SNP failed to exhibit a stress response despite a low feed intake. However, differences in the plasma melatonin levels during twilight times, as compared to NP, suggest that gradual changes in the natural light intensity throughout the day, particularly around dawn and dusk, may be important for synchronizing daily events. No differences in growth were observed between the NP and NPLL regimes, although fish reared in an enclosed regime (SNP and LL) exhibited a significantly lower weight gain than fish in an open environment (NP and NPLL). This further highlights the impact that the rearing environment has on the growth performances of fish and the need for commercially run trials. Advances in lighting technologies and a greater understanding of how light is transformed through the water column have focussed research on the spectral sensitivity of fish. Therefore the lighting efficiency of novel blue narrow bandwidth LED lighting units through the water column and their effects on growth and maturation performances of salmon reared in commercial production cages were compared against the standard metal halide units currently utilized throughout the industry. LL application, irrespective of intensity or spectrum, reduced the numbers of fish maturing as compared to fish reared under a natural photoperiod. However, this was greatest under the standard metal halide units reflecting a greater light penetration and perception as determined by plasma melatonin levels. The metal halide groups exhibited the greatest relative weight gain over the trial period as compared to control fish. No evidence was observed for a growth-dip under metal halide light, although blue lit treatments exhibited an initial significant reduction in food consumption, suggesting a possible welfare issue. Nevertheless, the prototype blue LED units showed possible potential for commercial application by penetrating the water depth at half the distance of the metal halide units for only one eighth the power and one fifth the brightness. However, further tests of these prototype spectral units are required to examine the potential welfare and physiological growth and reproductive effects. These studies have shown that the efficacy of artificial light regimes is largely dependent upon the effectiveness of the light source through the underwater environment and its perception by fish, providing a sufficient intensity is emitted exceeding the physiological threshold level for the species cultured. Moreover, whilst the onset of artificial light may elicit a stress response and demonstrate a trend for a suppression of appetite for salmon reared in experimental tanks, no compelling evidence for a suppression of appetite or growth was found under normal commercial cage conditions. This suggests that the growth-dip observed within the industry may in part be a combination of a physiological response to the onset of light further exaggerated by the farmer’s perception and altered judgement in feeding. In addition, the results obtained from this study have helped to standardize the use of light regimes within the industry. Nevertheless, further studies are necessary to fully elucidate the underlying mechanisms which may govern growth and maturation in fish following the onset of light exposure.
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Larsson, Pia L. M. "Foraging efficiencies on drifting and benthic prey in juvenile salmonids - effect of light." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-41939.
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Stream living salmonids are generally regarded as drift feeders that rely upon their vision when foraging. It has been shown that salmonids become nocturnal at low water temperatures, but have a low foraging efficiency as light intensity is low, due to their dependence upon vision. Shifting from drift feeding to benthic feeding, has been suggested, and analyses of gut contents during winter have shown that the diet of salmonids mainly consists of benthic invertebrates. Most experimental studies of salmonid foraging have only offered the fish drifting prey or only given the fish access to benthic prey in total darkness. Such conditions rarely occur in nature and the importance of benthic foraging to salmonids may therefore have been underestimated. In this study I conducted a stream laboratory experiment to test if low light intensity caused juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) (age 0+) to forage more on benthic than drifting prey. The salmon foraged on both drifting and benthic prey during high light but consumed only benthic prey during low light (by one of six fish). Trout foraged on both drifting and benthic prey during both high and low light, but foraging efficiency was lower during low than high light and foraging efficiency was lower for benthic prey than for drifting prey. These results indicate that both species forage more opportunistically than previously thought.Strömlevande laxfiskar anses generellt vara driftätare som förlitar sig på synen när de födosöker. Det har visats att laxfiskar blir nattaktiva vid låga vattentemperaturer, men har en låg födosökseffektivitet då ljusintensiteten är låg, på grund av sitt beroende av synen. Skifte från driftätande till att äta bentiska byten, har föreslagits, och analyser av maginnehåll under vintern har visat att laxfiskars diet huvudsakligen består av bentiska evertebrater. De flesta experimentella studier av laxfiskars födosök har endast erbjudit fisken driftande byten eller endast gett fisken tillgång till bentiska byten vid totalt mörker. Sådana förhållanden förekommer sällan i naturen och betydelsen av bentiskt födosök för laxfiskar kan därför ha underskattats. I den här studien utförde jag ett experiment i en laboratorieström för att testa om låg ljusintensitet fick juvenil Atlantlax (Salmo salar) och öring (Salmo trutta) (ålder 0+) att födosöka mer på bentiska än driftande byten. Laxen födosökte på både driftande och bentiska byten vid högt ljus men bara bentiska byten åts vid lågt ljus (av en av sex fiskar). Öringen födosökte på både driftande och bentiska byten vid både hög och låg ljusintensitet, men födosökseffektiviteten var lägre vid låg än hög ljusintensitet och födosökseffektiviteten var lägre för bentiska än förbiflytande byten. Dessa resultat indikerar att båda arterna födosöker mer opportunistiskt än vad man tidigare ansett.
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Drakeford, Benjamin Matthew. "Fishmeal and the future of salmon and trout aquaculture in the UK : an assessment of the technical and economic feasibilities." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.511203.
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Gallagher, Emily Jean. "The ontogeny of sodium balance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) during post-embryonic development in freshwater." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50906.
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This thesis contributes to our general knowledge of ionoregulatory function in developing fish by characterizing the functional ontogeny of sodium (Na⁺) balance in salmonids reared in freshwater during early development.
Chapter 2 investigated the plasticity of Na⁺ balance and transport capacity during a critical developmental transition from cutaneous-dominated to gill-dominated ionoregulation in the model teleost fish, the rainbow trout. Fish experienced very high resting unidirectional Na⁺ uptake rates early in development which were reduced to values typical of adults following yolk absorption. Maximal uptake rate (Jmax) for Na⁺ was high during early development and decreased following yolk absorption while uptake affinity decreased (Km increased) following hatch and increased following yolk absorption. It appeared that early in development, high Na⁺ uptake rates across cutaneous ionocytes were driven by high maximal uptake rate, while the gill ionocytes that dominate ionoregulation post-yolk absorption had an increased affinity for Na⁺.
Following hatch, when ionoregulation occurs predominantly across cutaneous ionocytes, larval fish exhibited little ionoregulatory plasticity in their Na⁺ uptake rates and Na⁺ uptake kinetics. As ionoregulation shifts to the gill, developing fish exhibited increased uptake affinity for Na⁺ in low-[Na⁺] environments as observed in adult fish; however, maximal uptake rate for Na⁺ did not increase in low-[Na⁺] environments as seen in adult fish, suggesting that the capacity to overcome Na⁺-poor environments may be limited and still developing at this stage.
Chapter 3 contributed to our understanding of Na⁺ transport during early salmonid development and explored Na+ transport characteristics employed by the early-migrating anadromous salmonid, the pink salmon. It was clear that heightened and increasing whole-body [Na⁺] during yolk absorption in freshwater was not a unique characteristic of developing pink salmon associated with preparation for early ocean entry. This trait was shared by the non-anadromous rainbow trout. Interestingly, the mechanism by which pink salmon and rainbow trout achieved high whole-body [Na⁺] during early development did not appear to be the same. Rainbow trout experienced increasing Na⁺ uptake rates during development while pink salmon did not alter Na⁺ uptake rates during development, suggesting that pink salmon regulated whole-body [Na⁺] via modulation of Na⁺ efflux ratesScience, Faculty of
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Jaramillo, Torres Hugo Alexander. "Intestinal health and microbiota in salmonids : the impact of probiotics under potentially stressful conditions." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9705.
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The intestine and associated bacterial microbiota have a central role the physiology and homoeostasis of the host. The understanding of how farming conditions affect the intestine and associated microbiota of fish is the high importance to counteract the potential threats to health and welfare. Thus, this thesis aims to understand the role of stressful husbandry conditions on the intestine and associated microbiota of rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. Within this context, the role of Pediococcus acidilactici as health promoter was also investigated Chapter 3 investigated the replacement of fishmeal by different plant protein ingredients in rainbow trout. The results of this chapter revealed that the effect of P. acidilactici on the microbiota of distal intestine in rainbow trout was dependent on the ingredients of the diet. The results also showed that the FM substitution induced major changes in the intestinal microbiota. Moreover, the modulation induced by plant-based diets on the microbiota varied according to the ingredients used. Chapter 4 studied the effect of dietary oxytetracycline in the distal intestinal microbiota of rainbow trout and the role of P. acidilactici to ameliorate the impact of antibiotic therapy. Experimental groups fed the diets with oxytetracycline had substantial changes in the distal intestinal microbiota including a decrease in the bacterial diversity. P. acidilactici did not ameliorate the effect of antibiotic therapy in the intestinal microbiota. Chapter 5 used Atlantic salmon during smoltification to study the changes in the microbiota of distal intestine and the role of P. acidilactici to promote intestinal health. The results showed that bacterial communities in the mucosa differed from the digesta. Seawater transfer and P. acidilactici had significant changes in the intestinal microbiota of both mucosa and digesta. However, the modulatory effect of both factors evaluated was larger in the mucosa-associated microbiota than in the digesta-associated microbiota. Furthermore, P. acidilactici induced a significant increase in antiviral-related genes. Chapter 6 investigated the replacement of fish oil by rapeseed oil alone or combined with P. acidilactici on the intestinal health and microbiota of two intestinal regions in Atlantic salmon. Replacement of fish oil by rapeseed oil alone or in combination with P. acidilactici supplementation did not induce major changes in the intestinal health and microbiota. The bacterial communities found were significantly different between the pyloric caeca and mid-intestine. In conclusion, this thesis contributes to new knowledge regarding the effect of dietary supplementation of P. acidilactici and the impact of different potential challenging factors in the health and intestinal microbiota of farmed salmonid species.
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Lewis, Philip Nigel. "The morphology and function of the peritoneum in lower vertebrates with special reference to teleosts." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391492.
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Andersson, Anders. "Carlin-märkt lax (Salmo salar) och öring (Salmo trutta) : Utsättningar och återfångster i Vänern och Klarälven, 1965-2005." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-7905.
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I Vänern, Sverige, fångades årligen ca 75 ton lax och öring av yrkesfisket, sportfisket och fritidsfisket under 1990-talet och början av 2000-talet. Fångsterna av lax och öring verkar ha sjunkit under de senaste åren men det råder stor osäkerhet över fångstuppskattningar. För en ökad förståelse över smolts mortalitet släpps varje år ett visst antal Carlin-märkta laxar och öringar ut i Vänern och Klarälven. Syftet med studien var att sammanställa och analysera databasen för Carlin-märkt lax och öring i Vänern under åren 1965 till 2005. Målet var att åskådliggöra långsiktiga tendenser över återfångster av Carlin-märkt lax och öring i både Vänern och Klarälven samt bedöma om återfångster varierar beroende på utsättningsplats (Vänern eller Klarälven). Microsoft Excel användes för att sammanställa och analysera återfångad och inrapporterad lax och öring från 1965 till 2005. För att bedöma trender för återfångster av de fyra stammarna, Gullspångs- och Klarälvs-, lax och öring, användes linjär regression. Totalt 299 165 Carlin-märkta fiskar fördelade över 388 utsättningsgrupper har släppts ut i Vänern med tillflöden under 40 års tid. Sammanlagt återfångades 14 504 fiskar, vilket motsvarar knappt 5 % av antalet Carlin-märkta och utsläppta fiskar. Återfångsterna har varierat genom åren (<1 % - >20 %), högst var återfångsterna under 1970-och 1980-talet, sedan 1990-talet har de minskat betydligt. Dessa tendenser är liknande för alla fyra stammar. De flesta återfångsterna sker i Vänern. Fisk utsläppt i Vänern återfångas som regel i något högre grad i Vänern än fisk utsläppt i Klarälven. Slutligen framkom att ingen lax eller öring utsläppt i Vänern återfångades i Klarälven.In Lake Vänern, Sweden, commercial, sport, and subsistence fisheries in the 1990s and the beginning of 2000 caught about 75 tons of salmon and trout. Catches of salmon and trout appeared to have declined in recent years, although there is much uncertainty in catch estimates. In order to better understand smolt-adult mortality, a number of Carlin-tagged salmon and trout are released in Vänern and Klarälven each year. The aim of the study was to assemble and analyze the Carlin-tag database for salmon and trout in Vänern during the years 1965 to 2005. My objectives were to identify long-term trends in tag returns rates in both Vänern and Klarälven, and to assess whether return rates varied by release location (Vänern or Klarälven). Microsoft Excel was used to compile and analyze reported recoveries of Carlin-tagged salmon and trout from 1965 to 2005. Linear regression was used to assess trends in return rates of four stocks, Gullspångsälven and Klarälven salmon and trout. Total 299 165 tagged fish in 388 release groups have been released in Vänern over the 40-year period. Total recaptures were 14 504, which equates to just under 5 % of the number of Carlin-tagged and released fish. Recapture rates have varied throughout the years (<1 % - >20 %), the highest return rates were in the 1970s – 1980s, but they have decreased significantly since the 1990s. These trends are similar for all four stocks. Most of the recaptures occur in the lake, return rates of fish released in the lake are most often caught in the lake than are fish released in Klarälven. Finally, revealed that no salmon or trout that were released in the lake were recaptured in the Klarälven.
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Stankus, Vytautas. "Lašišų (Salmo salar L.) ir šlakių (Salmo trutta trutta L.) kolumnariozės tyrimai." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140305_142530-72735.
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Flavobacterium columnare yra gerai žinomas patogenas sukeliantis kolumnariozę, ir kurio sukeliama liga paliečia gėlavandenes žuvis: tiek akvariumines, tiek žuvivaisos įmonėse, tiek gyvenančias natūraliose gamtinėse sąlygose. Bakteriją pirmą kartą 1922 metais aprašė Herber Spencer Davis, ir jai suteikė pavadinimą, kuris vėliau kelis kartus keitėsi (Bacillus columnaris, Cytophaga columnaris, Chondrococcus columnaris, Flexibacter columnaris) kol buvo pripažintas Flavobacterium columnare pavadinimas, kuris dabar naudojamas. Jungtinėse Amerikos Valstijose ši bakterija atneša labai didžiulius nuostolius. Registruotais duomenimis 2003 m. kolumnaris liga nusinešė daugiau nei 30 milijonų JAV dolerių vien tik iš šamų pramonės.
F. columnare dažniausiai pasižymi tuo, kad sukelia žiaunų nekrozę, pelekų erozijas ir žvynų pažeidimus. Išauginta ant Cytophaga agaro kolonija dažniausiai būna rizoidinio tipo, adhezyvi, gelsvos spalvos (dėl pigmento fleksirubinino). Raudonųjų Kongo dažų absorbcija – vienas labiausiai patikimiausių biocheminių testų. Taip pat egzistuoja ir kiti diagnozavimo metodai – serologiniai, molekuliniai.
Šios ligos prevencijai reikia reguliariai naudoti kalio permanganatą, vario sulfatą ar kitą dezinfekcinę medžiagą, kuri naikina F. columnare bakterijas. Jei tenka gydyti – visai neseniai pasirodė tyrimai, kuriuose buvo aprašytas fagų panaudojimas. Jie pasižymi kolonijų augimą stabdančiu ar bakterijas naikinančiu poveikiu, tačiau dar reikia atlikti daugybę tyrimų norint... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]Flavobacterium columnare is a well known worldwide pathogen, causative agent of Columnaris disease, elicting significant problems in freshwater fish including aquariums, culture places, natural surroundings. The first time the bacteria was described and named by Herber Spencer Davis. The name has changed for several times till reached the one is used now (Bacillus columnaris, Cytophaga columnaris, Chondrococcus columnaris, Flexibacter columnaris). In the industry of USA catfish this pathogen causes millions of dollars of losses. According to the statistics of the year 2003, the industry lost more than 30 millions of dollars of income. F. columnare in fish infections may cause skin lesions, fin erosions and gill necrosis, with a high degree of mortality. Cultured on Cytophaga agar grows mostly in rhizoit type very much adhesive collonies coloured in yellow due to pigment flexirubinin. One of the most revieling biochemical tests – absorbance of Congo red dye. Also it can be diagnosed by many serological and molecular assays. Preventive control should be used regularly involving potassium permanganate, copper sulphate or other desinfecant, which is available for F. columnare on the market. The latest treatment described for columnariosis is based upon phages which prevent the growth of F. columnare or kill it, but there are many studies to be done before making any conlusions. The aim of the research – to evaluate morfophysiological status and infestation with Flavobacterium... [to full text]
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Seubert, John Matthew. "The effects of salinity and smoltification on the toxicokinetics of benzo(a)pyrene in juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq24239.pdf.
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Dugdale, Lucy Jane. "An assessment of the relationship between habitat controls and Atlantic salmon and brown trout abundance using remote sensing and GIS in the river Eden catchment." Thesis, Durham University, 2007. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2880/.
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A new approach to the assessment of relationships between habitat controlling processes and salmon and trout abundance is presented and applied to the River Eden, Cumbria, UK. The potential of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, aerial photography, risk- based environmental modelling and electrofishing is demonstrated for the collection and integration of habitat and species abundance data at the scale of large catchments (˃1000km2). Based on this data, a key output of the research is the development of a spatially-structured, hierarchical database that allows hypotheses regarding the relationship between habitat controls and salmon and trout abundance to be tested at multiple scales. In particular, assessment has been made at the whole catchment-scale (2,300km2) and then at a series of sub-catchment scales (10-100s km2). Analyses at these two scales revealed contrasting results, emphasising that the scale of observation and analysis is crucial in determining the relationships identified. In the catchment-scale analysis, salmon and trout abundance were significantly correlated with the catchment-scale process of surface hydrological connectivity, both weighted and un-weighted by land cover. However, as the scale of analysis contracted, the spatial variance exhibited by catchment-scale processes declined and more local-scale riparian and in-stream habitat controlling processes such as cover and bank erosion became important. These results provide evidence in support of theories which suggest a hierarchical structuring of catchments where large scale processes provide the structure within which riparian and in-stream habitat controls operate. Results are also presented showing that fish abundance responds and maps onto to this hierarchical structuring in different ways depending on the potential for mobility at different life- stages and the location of habitat utilised within the landscape. Based on these results it is concluded that effective habitat restoration strategies must adopt a multi-scale approach in which in-stream and riparian scale actions are situated within the context of their controlling catchment-scale processes. The concept of hydrological connectivity is also recommended as an effective tool by which to assess the influence of landscape factors such as land cover on in-stream condition and salmon and trout abundance.
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Nylund, Rebecca. "Aggressionsbeteendet mellan harr, lax och öring – potentiellpåverkan på återutsättning av lax." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-72895.
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Det finns många studier på hur främmande arter påverkar en arts återinförsel, men det finns fåsom har gjorts om infödda arters påverkan. Atlantlax (Salmo salar) kunde en gång i tidenmigrera från Vänern i Sverige till Klarälven på den norska sidan. Det kan den inte idag, menidag talas det om att återinföra laxen till Klarälven i Norge så att den kan utföra hela sinmigrationsrutt igen. I den älven har laxen en gång i tiden koexisterat med sina konkurrenterharr (Thymallus thymallus), och öring (Salmo trutta) men idag är frågan hur denkonkurrensen mellan dessa tre arter kan komma att påverka återinförseln av lax. För att få enbättre bild av hur utgången för en potentiell återintroduktion kan se ut, så var syftet meddenna undersökning att ta reda på mot vilken art dessa tre arter främst riktade sinaaggressionsbeteenden mot. I akvarieförsök med juvenila individer av dessa tre arter harundersökningarna tagit plats och aggressiva beteenden filmades när arterna var i olikakombinationer. Resultatet visade att harr var den mest aktiva av de tre arterna och lax denminst aktiva, samt att lax blev dominerad utav både harr och öring. Resultatet i denna studietyder på att en återintroduktion av lax kan innehålla svårigheter, men i naturen är ett habitatmer komplext än i ett akvarium vilket kan ge ett annat resultat som kanske gör enåterintroduktion mer framgångsrik.There are many studies about how the effects from exotic species could affect a reintroductionof a species, but there are only a few that have been made about the effects from nativespecies. The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) could historically speaking, migrate from lakeVänern in Sweden to the River Klarälven in Norway. Today it cannot do this, but there is anongoing discussion about reintroducing the salmon to the Norwegian side of River Klarälven,so it once again can swim along its entire migration route. In that river, the salmon used tocoexist with its competitors, grayling (Thymallus thymallus) and trout (Salmo trutta), buttoday the question is how competition between these three species could affect thereintroduction of salmon. To get a better understanding of the outcome of a possiblereintroduction, the purpose of this study was to ascertain which species these three speciesmainly directed their agonistic behavior towards. The study took place in aquariums withjuvenile individuals of the three species. Agonistic behavior was filmed when the specieswere together in different combinations. The results show that grayling is the most active ofthe three species, while salmon is the least active, and salmon was dominated by both graylingand trout. The results from this study indicates that a reintroduction of salmon might befraught with problems, but in nature a habitat is more complex than in an aquarium, whichmeans that in nature the results could be different, which might make a reintroduction moresuccessful.
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Ormsby, Michael J. "Comparative phenotypic, proteomic and genomic approaches to assess lipopolysaccharide and outer membrane protein diversity among isolates of Yersinia ruckeri recovered from Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7109/.
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Yersinia ruckeri is the causative agent of enteric redmouth (ERM) disease in farmed salmonids. ERM disease is traditionally associated with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss¸ Walbaum), but the incidence of the disease in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) has increased in recent years. Historically, motile (biotype 1), serotype O1 isolates of Y. ruckeri have been mostly responsible for ERM in rainbow trout worldwide but non-motile (biotype 2), serotype O1 isolates have become increasingly prevalent in this species over wide geographic areas since their first isolation in the UK in the 1980s. Yersinia ruckeri isolates responsible for infection of salmon have been less well characterised than those from rainbow trout and little is known about their diversity. The emergence of new pathogenic strains, together with vaccine breakdown in the field, has emphasised the need for greater knowledge about strain diversity which may lead to the development of improved vaccines for both species. In the present study, a unique and extensive strain collection encompassing 135 isolates of Y. ruckeri were characterised using complementary phenotypic, proteomic and genomic approaches. In the initial part of this thesis, 135 isolates recovered over a 14 year period in the UK from infected Atlantic salmon (109 isolates) and rainbow trout (26 isolates) were phenotypically characterised through biotype, serotype, and outer membrane protein (OMP) -type analysis. Atlantic salmon isolates represented a wider range of O-serotypes and associated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) types, and had more diverse OMP profiles than those from rainbow trout. Most significantly, a new O-serotype/LPS type was identified in 56 Atlantic salmon isolates; other Atlantic salmon isolates were represented by serotypes O1 (five isolates), O2 (34 isolates) and O5 (14 isolates). This new LPS type comprises a core polysaccharide region similar to that of serotype O1 but has a unique, previously unidentified O-antigen region. Atlantic salmon isolates could be assigned to one of four major OMP-types and to one of 11 OMP-sub types. Isolates recovered from rainbow trout were represented by the same non-motile clone that is responsible for the majority of ERM outbreaks in this species within the UK. This clone was not associated with any infected salmon. However, two isolates of the novel serotype O1/O5 were recovered from rainbow trout in 2010 and 2011. These data suggest that different Y. ruckeri strains are specifically adapted to cause disease in either Atlantic salmon or rainbow trout. The efficacy of current vaccine formulations against different clonal groups must be examined. Subsequently, an in-depth characterisation of the outer membrane (OM) proteome of isolates recovered from Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout was conducted. Outer membrane proteins are at the interface of host pathogen interactions, with important roles in adherence, evasion of host immune response, and transport. Using a bioinformatic prediction pipeline and four publicly available genomes, 141 proteins were confidently predicted to be OM associated. Subsequently, the OM proteomes of eight representative isolates (four from rainbow trout; four from Atlantic salmon) were analysed using a combination of gel-based and gel-free proteomic approaches. In total, 66 OMPs were identified through this combined approach, of which 28 were unique to the gel-free approach and 13 were unique to the gel-based approach. Further to this, the OM proteomes of these eight representative isolates were examined when cells were grown under conditions that aimed to mimic the in vivo and environmental conditions of Y. ruckeri. These included growing cells aerobically at 22°C and 28°C, anaerobically, under iron-depletion and in an artificial seawater medium at 22°C. In total, 76 OMPs were identified in all eight isolates under these growth conditions. Finally, a phylogenetic study was undertaken whereby the genomes of 16 representative isolates encompassing a range of biotypes, serotypes, host species (eight from rainbow trout, seven from Atlantic salmon and one from European eel), geographic locations and dates of isolation were considered. A phylogenetic species tree based on the concatenated sequences of 19 housekeeping genes revealed host specific lineages suggesting an earlier host-associated evolutionary split within Y. ruckeri. Subsequent analysis of the presence, absence and variation of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the 141 predicted OMPs revealed high levels of conservation (with 120 OMPs showing less than 1% nucleotide variation). One hundred and thirty proteins were identified in all 16 genomes examined. However, 11 proteins were not, and these included invasins, OmpE and proteins involved in pilus biogenesis. Further examination of the OMPs OmpA and OmpF, which were identified in the genomes of all 16 isolates, revealed variation in the surface exposed loop regions which may play a role in pathogenicity and/or host specificity. This study represents a comprehensive characterisation of Y. ruckeri isolates recovered from Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout using a range of molecular techniques, and reveals important adaptations that the bacteria may make in order to survive both inside and outside of the host. Importantly, this study provides comprehensive support for future work involving this fish pathogen.
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Höök, David. "Metodikstudie av trollingfisket i Vänern : Jämförelse av fångstrapportering mellan intervjuer och enkäter gjorda på trollingfiskare samt vädrets påverkan på ansträngning." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-33008.
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There are five endemic populations of migratory Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae) and brown trout (Salmo trutta, Salmonidae) remaining in Lake Vänern, whereof two are salmon and three are trout. There is one population of each species in Klarälven, also one of each in Gullspångsälven and there is a population of trout still remaining in Tidan River. Since the beginning of the 20th century endemic populations of salmon and trout have either vanished or declined dramatically due to the construction of hydropower in the rivers around the lake, and still today the future of the remaining populations remains uncertain. To manage salmonid fishes effectively more knowledge of their ecology throughout their different life-stages is needed. A large part of the Lake Vänern salmonoids lives are spent in the lake, where a mayor mortality factor is recreational fishing, especially angling. Estimation of fishing effort and catch is important in order to remain a sustainable fishery. In Lake Vänern commercial fishers are bound to report their catch, but anglers are not, -even though they are now thought to be responsible for the largest proportion of the catch. Angler interviews and access point surveys are the best ways to get accurate information in order to assess sport fish effort and catch. There are drawbacks of this method though that includes large costs, logistical problems and biased results due to the higher chance of interviewing the most avid anglers. To hand out mail-surveys is a kind of off-site survey that is less costly compare to interviews, but the drawbacks are bigger in getting correct information due to biased results from non-respondence. A study was conducted to compare an interview-survey with a mail-in survey, in which the interviews were conducted in Lillängshamnen, a port on the northern coast of Lake Vänern, and the mail-in surveys were distributed in different ports around the lake, though not in Lillängshamnen. This study shows a significant difference in catch per boat day between the interviews and mail-in survey. To find out more about how to develop the interview-survey there was also an analysis done on the correlation between weather and the number of interviews that were collected. One could find a negative correlation between numbers of interviews collected and the wind ratio, where very few interviews were collected once the wind speed measured more than 5-8 meters per second. There are improvements to be made both for the conduction of interviews and mail-in surveys, including more staff for conducting interviews at different ports and follow-ups on the non-respondents for the mail-in survey.Av atlantlax (Salmo salar, Salmonidae) och öring (Salmo trutta, Salmonidae) finns idag fem endemiska populationer kvar i Vänern varav två är av lax och tre av öring. Det finns en klarälvsvariant av båda arterna, likaså finns det en gullspångsvariant av varje och sen finns även en öringpopulation kvar i Tidan. Sen början av 1900-talet har populationer av lax och öring utrotats eller minskat kraftigt till följd av vattenkraftens utbyggnad i vattendragen runt Vänern, och än idag är de resterande populationernas framtid oviss. För att kunna förvalta laxfiskarna på ett bra sätt krävs kunskaper om deras ekologi i dess olika livsstadier. En stor del av laxfiskarna runt Vänerns liv tillbringas i Vänern, där en mortalitetsfaktor består av fritidsfisket, då främst trolling. Uppskattning av ansträngning och fångst är viktigt för att hålla fisket i sjön på en hållbar nivå. Yrkesfisket måste rapportera all sin fångst men detta krävs inte av trollingfisket som idag tros stå för den största proportionen lax- och öringsfångst i Vänern. Genomförandet av intervjuer är en typ av plats- och åtkomstpunktsundersökning och är den bästa metoden att samla in korrekt information för att uppskatta sportfiskets ansträngning och fångst. Det finns dock nackdelar i form av stora kostnader, svår logistik och vinklade resultat då de mest entusiastiska fiskarna löper större chans att bli intervjuade. Att dela ut enkäter är en form av distansundersökning och även brevundersökning som kostar betydligt mindre än att genomföra intervjuer men brister vad gäller svarsfrekvens som i sin tur leder till vinklade resultat. En studie gjordes för att jämföra intervjuer med enkäter, där intervjuer genomfördes i Lillängshamnen på Vänerns norra kust och enkäter delades ut i olika hamnar runt hela Vänern, dock ej i Lillängshamnen. Denna undersökning visade att enkäter har en signifikant större fångst per båt än intervjuer. För att ta reda på mer om hur genomförandet av intervjuer skulle kunna förbättras undersöktes hur vädret påverkade antalet intervjuer som genomfördes. Man fick en negativ korrelation mellan antalet genomförda intervjuer och vindhastighet där ytterst få intervjuer genomfördes i vindhastigheter över 5-8 meter per sekund. Det finns förbättringspotential vad gäller både genomförandet av intervjuer och enkätundersökningar, bland annat mer personal till att kunna intervjua fler folk i olika hamnar och uppföljning på de enkäter som inte svarats på.
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Andersson, Anders. "Catch and effort from a recreational trolling fishery in a large lake." Licentiate thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-41780.
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Over recent decades recreational fisheries have grown substantially throughout the world. Despite this increase, catches from recreational fisheries have often been ignored in fisheries management, although this is now being remedied. Monitoring recreational fisheries can be expensive, and the primary means used for monitoring is angler (creel) surveys, typically funded from sales of fishing licences. The studies presented in this thesis examine different approaches to monitoring recreational trolling fisheries’ catch and effort, where fishing licenses are not required and there are no reporting requirements. I present results from a complemented roving/mail-in survey undertaken during 2013-2014 to estimate recreational effort and catch of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (S. trutta) in the largest lake in the European Union, Lake Vänern, Sweden. I also evaluate different angler catch reporting methods (mail-in, tournament reports and face-to-face interviews) and compare catch rates within and among spring and fall fishing periods. In addition, mail-in survey data are examined for recall bias. I estimate that 28.7 tonnes of salmon and trout combined were harvested by the recreational trolling fishery in 2014, more than the commercial and subsistence fisheries combined. Seasonal differences in both recreational effort and catch were observed. Effort, in boat hours, was significantly higher in spring than in fall. Catch rates of trout were higher in fall than in spring, but there were no seasonal differences in catches of salmon. Harvest per boat day did not differ significantly among catch reporting methods, indicating that all three methods could be useful for managers interested in harvest rates. In contrast, total and released catch per boat day differed among reporting methods, with tournament anglers catching more fish in total. Finally, there was little evidence for recall bias in mail-in surveys, indicating that mail-in surveys are useful for collecting unbiased catch data. My study is the most comprehensive angler survey to date for Lake Vänern, and my results should be of immediate use to local fisheries managers and should also be of interest to researchers and managers interested in estimating catch and effort for fisheries at large spatial scales.Over the past several decades recreational fisheries have grown substantially throughout the world. Until recently, however, recreational catch has been ignored in the management of many important fisheries. The studies presented in this thesis examine different approaches to monitoring recreational trolling fisheries’ catch and effort in Lake Vänern, Sweden, the largest lake in the European Union. Paper I presents results from a complemented roving/mail-in survey, designed to estimate recreational effort and catch of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (S. trutta). The results show that the recreational trolling fishery today harvests more salmon and trout annually than the commercial and subsistence fisheries combined, and that there are seasonal patterns in effort and catch. Paper II evaluates different angler catch reporting methods (mail-in, tournament reports, and face-to-face interviews), compares catch rates within and among spring and fall fishing periods and examines mail-in data for recall bias. Harvest per boat day did not differ significantly among catch reporting methods, indicating that all three could be useful for estimating harvest rates. However, tournament anglers had higher rates for released catch. Finally, there was little evidence for recall bias in mail-in surveys. In summary, this thesis has developed the framework for a recreational angler survey program for Lake Vänern, and should be of interest to researchers and managers interested in estimating catch and effort for fisheries at large spatial scales.
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Watz, Johan. "Salmonid behaviour under winter conditions." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-38354.
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Winter conditions are believed to play an important role in the population dynamics of northern temperate stream fish, challenging the ability of fish to physiologically and behaviourally adapt. Climate change is predicted to increase both mean temperature and temperature fluctuations, especially during winter, leading to dynamic environmental conditions in terms of river ice production and flow. Therefore, knowledge about the winter ecology of stream fish is important for predicting and mitigating anthropogenic impacts on fish production in boreal streams. Stream salmonids are relatively active throughout winter, and behavioural responses to different winter conditions may be critical for survival. Yet, relatively little is known about overwintering behaviour of salmonids, particularly in streams with ice. In this doctoral thesis, I report the results from experimental field and laboratory studies on the behavioural ecology of juvenile salmonids under winter conditions. My results from the field show that salmonids grow more and use a broader range of habitats in the presence of surface ice than in its absence. Results from the laboratory experiments show that the presence of surface ice increases food intake rates, reduces stress and affects social interactions. These laboratory results may explain the positive effects of ice cover on growth that was found in the field experiment. Moreover, I show that drift-feeding ability is reduced at low temperatures, and that nocturnal drift foraging under winter conditions has a low efficiency.Vinterförhållanden kan spela en avgörande roll för förekomsten av fisk i våra vattendrag. Laxfiskar, som till exempel lax, öring och harr, är vinteraktiva och måste därför anpassa sin fysiologi och sitt beteende till en miljö som karakteriseras av låga och föränderliga vattenflöden, liten tillgång på föda, kallt vatten, is och mörker. Trots att dessa anpassningar är avgörande för chansen att överleva vintern, vet man relativt lite om laxfiskars vinterbeteende, speciellt i vattendrag som täcks av is. I denna avhandling presenterar jag resultat från fält- och laboratoriestudier av laxfiskars beteende under vinterförhållanden och resultaten visar att närvaron av yttäckande is ökar tillväxt och födointag, minskar stress samt påverkar var fiskar uppehåller sig och hur fiskarna interagerar med varandra. Jag har också undersökt hur laxfiskars beteende i rinnande vatten påverkas av ljusintensitet och vattentemperatur i samband med födointag. Resultaten visar att den minskade dagaktiviteten som laxfiskar uppvisar på vintern medför en kostnad i form av försämrad förmåga att fånga byten.
Winter conditions are believed to play an important role in the population dynamics of northern temperate stream fish, challenging the ability of fish to physiologically and behaviourally adapt. Climate change is predicted to increase both mean temperature and temperature fluctuations, especially during winter, leading to dynamic environmental conditions in terms of river ice production and flow. Therefore, knowledge about the winter ecology of stream fish is important for predicting and mitigating anthropogenic impacts on fish production in boreal streams. Stream salmonids are active throughout winter, and behavioural responses to different winter conditions may be critical for survival. Yet, relatively little is known about overwintering behaviour of salmonids, particularly in streams with ice. This doctoral thesis focuses on the behavioural ecology of salmonids under winter conditions, and results from field and laboratory experiments show that the presence of surface ice increases food intake rates, reduces stress and affects social interactions, with effects on growth and habitat use. Moreover, drift-feeding ability is reduced at low temperatures, and nocturnal drift foraging under winter conditions has a low efficiency.
Artikel 1 i avhandlingen som manuskript. Nu publicerad.
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Yildirimer, Christina Carrell. "Intestinal Microbiota Diversity of Pre-Smolt Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Across Six Oregon and Washington Hatcheries." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3709.
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The Pacific Northwest is known for its once-abundant wild salmonid populations that have been in decline for more than 50 years due to habitat destruction and commercial overexploitation. To compensate, federal and state agencies annually release hundreds of thousands of hatchery-reared fish into the wild. However, accumulating data indicate that hatchery fish have lower fitness in natural environments, and that hatchery rearing negatively influences return rates of anadromous salmonids. Recently, mounting evidence revealed that the richness and diversity of intestinal microbial species influence host health. We examined the gut microbiota of pre-migratory hatchery-reared steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to assess microbial community diversity. The Cascade Mountains serve as an allopatric border between two distinct clades of steelhead that show significant differences in genomic and mitochondrial diversity. We identified differences in core microbiota of hatchery-reared fish that correlate with this divergent phylogeographic distribution. Steelhead sampled from hatcheries east of the Cascades had overall greater core gut microbiota diversity. These differences were found despite similarities in diet and rearing conditions.
In addition to taxonomic variation across the geographic divide, we identified significant differences in metabolic pathways using PICRUSt gene prediction software. Our analysis revealed significant enrichment of genes associated with lipid metabolism in the gut microbiome of western fish. 8 of 19 individual lipid metabolism pathways were more prominent in western populations. Lipids are a vital nutritional component for teleost species involved in migration and subsequent return for spawning in natal environments. We hypothesize that the observed differences in lipid metabolism across this phylogenetic divide results from an increased ability of eastern Cascade (O. m. gairdneri) fish to utilize lipids taken in via the diet. This increased absorption and utilization would make lipids less available for the intestinal microbiota of the eastern fish, as evidenced by the lower abundance of lipid metabolism genes in the east. Our research utilizes information from the microbiome to understand the phenotypic implications occurring in segregated populations of hatchery-reared steelhead, further confirming elements of coevolution between an organism and its internal environment.
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Turenne, Eric D. "Lipid Mobilization In Exercising Salmonids." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37075.
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Animals rely on lipids as a major fuel for endurance exercise because they pack more joules per gram than any other fuel. However, in contrast to mammals, information on how the mobilization of lipids from endogenous stores is managed to meet the needs of energy metabolism in swimming fish is sparse. Information on in vivo rates of lipid mobilization in swimming fish has been limited to relatively low exercise intensities and has only been investigated in a single species. Therefore, the goal of my thesis was to address this paucity of information by quantifying lipolytic rate in rainbow trout during graded exercise and fatty acid mobilization in Atlantic salmon during prolonged endurance exercise.
In the first part of my work, I hypothesized that like mammals, rainbow trout stimulate lipolysis above resting levels to a peak with increasing work intensity, but subsequently lower its rate at high intensities when ATP production from carbohydrates becomes dominant. To test this hypothesis, I measured the rate of appearance of glycerol (Ra glycerol) in the blood (resulting from the breakdown of triacylglycerol (TAG)) of trout at rest (control) and during graded exercise from rest to Ucrit. Results showed that Ra glycerol in trout averaged 1.24 ± 0.10 µmol kg -1 min-1 and that this rate was unaffected by exercise of any intensity. These experiments revealed that rainbow trout do not modulate lipolysis during exercise. Furthermore, I calculated that baseline lipolytic rate was much higher in trout than in mammals and that this rate is in constant excess of the requirements of energy metabolism.
My second investigation focused on measuring fatty acid mobilization in Atlantic salmon. To date, the majority of studies on energy metabolism in salmonids have used rainbow trout as the ubiquitous model for salmonids. I postulated that domesticated rainbow trout may be far less impressive athletes than their wild anadromous form and other salmonids. In this regard, I proposed that studying energy metabolism in Atlantic salmon (even those from aquaculture) may help to deepen our understanding of the physiology of true long-distance migrant fish. To study the effects of prolonged endurance exercise on the mobilization of fatty acids from endogenous stores in these fish, I monitored the rate of appearance of fatty acids (Ra NEFA calculated from Ra Palmitate) in the blood during 72 hours of sustained swimming. I found that contrary to what has been previously described in rainbow trout, Ra Palmitate (and by proxy, Ra NEFA) is reduced by approximately 64% (from 0.75 ± 0.12 µmol kg-1min-1 to 0.27 ± 0.06 µmol kg-1min-1 and from 19.3 ± 7.8 µmol kg-1min-1 to 6.9 ± 2.0 µmol kg-1min-1 for Ra Palmitate and Ra NEFA, respectively) during prolonged endurance exercise in Atlantic salmon. However, like in trout, even this reduced rate of fatty acid mobilization exceeds the requirements of energy metabolism at rest and during swimming. While further experiments will be necessary, I speculated that this reduction in Ra NEFA may be caused by a partial inhibition of lipolysis to reduce the energetic cost of TAG:FA cycling and optimize fuel budgets during prolonged endurance exercise.
This thesis provides the first in vivo measurements of lipolysis during graded exercise in salmonids and the first in vivo measurements of fatty acid mobilization in Atlantic salmon. From the results mentioned above, I concluded that salmonids mobilize lipids in constant excess of the requirements for energy metabolism, possibly to allow for rapid reorganization of membrane phospholipids in response to changing environmental conditions. However, more anadromous and migratory phenotypes may rely on a tighter control of lipolysis to minimize the costs of substrate cycling and conserve energy on limited fuel stores.
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Ulrich, Kristina. "Molecular epidemiological study on Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus isolates from aquafarms in Scotland over three decades." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/28340.
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Introduction: RNA viruses are economically important pathogens of fish, and among these viruses, infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) is of particular concern for the aquaculture industry, especially for farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). This non-enveloped aquatic virus, which was first isolated in the UK in 1971, belongs to the family of Birnaviridae and has a bi-segmented dsRNA genome of about 6kb. IPNV is classified in 6 genogroups with correspondence to 10 known serotypes and an additional proposed genogroup of marine aquabirnaviruses (MABV). IPNV causes high mortality in fry and a reduced mortality in adult fish, respectively. Fish, which survive, can become carriers and this can lead to a clinical outbreak by releasing infective material into water or by vertical transmission via oocytes, milt and seminal fluids. Methods: This project aimed at determining the phylogeny and genomic changes of IPNV in Scotland by whole genome sequence analysis of IPNV isolates (diagnostic TCID50 supernatants) spanning 3 decades since 1982, using next generation sequencing technology. Viral RNA of IPNV culture supernatant (CHSE-214 and TO cell culture) was processed for next generation sequencing on an Illumina MiSeq platform. Library preparation was performed using the Nextera XT DNA Library Kit, prior to sequencing according to the manufacturer's MiSeq Reagent Kit v3 (150cycles) protocol. To optimize whole genome next generation sequencing for IPNV, we compared two RNA processing protocols, the Glasgow (GLAP) and the Goettingen protocol (GOEP) with focus on missing terminal nucleotides after a de novo genome assembly. Sequences were used to determine the phylogeny and selection pressure on the genome as well as a possible virus-host adaptation. Results: The results showed that both protocols were able to give full length genomes as well as genomes with missing terminal nucleotides. The phylogenetic analysis of 57 sequenced IPVN isolates shows that 78.95 % of the isolates group within genogroup V, which includes serogroup Sp and 5.26 % within genogroup I which includes serogroup Ja. Segment A of 15.79 % of the isolate grouped within genogroup III, which includes serotype Ca1 and Te but only 7.02 % of the segment B isolates grouped in the genogroup III. The remaining 8.77 % of segment B groups within genogroup II, containing the Ab serotype. Previous research has shown that residue substitutions at positions 217 and 221 in the major capsid protein VP2 have an impact on the virulence of the virus, leading to different virulence types: virulent (T217, A221), low virulence (P217, A221), avirulent (T217, T221) and persistent (P217, T221). Whole genome sequence results show that 58.93 % of the sequenced isolates belong to the persistent, 32.14 % to the low virulent type, only one isolate was of a virulent type and 7.15 % had not virulence assigned amino acid compositions in positions 217 and 221. The selection pressure analysis showed that especially VP2 is experiencing selection pressure in the variable region. In the VP1 protein we see two sites under positive selection pressure within specific motifs. VP5 showed positive selected sites mostly within the truncated region of the protein. Other proteins showed no particular interesting sites of selection. The codon adaptation analysis showed highest adaptation index for VP2. Besides VP5, which had an CAI index below one, therefore showing negative adaptation, other IPNV proteins had an CAI of barely above the value of 1. The dinucleotide abundance, focussing on CpG, showed that CpG is underrepresented in segment A and B. Discussion Phylogenetic analysis of the sequenced IPNV strains shows separate clustering of different genogroups. Genetic reassortment is observed in segment B showing a grouping within genogroup III and II although the segment A of these isolates was grouping exclusively within III. We found that over 50 % of the isolates belong to the persistent and over 30 % to the low virulent type, assuming that due to not sterilising vaccination these types were selected in the vaccinated population. The results from the CAI calculations indicate an adaptation of IPNV to its host. Together with the findings that CpG is underrepresented in IPNV it suggests that this leads to an immune escape. Especially since the selection pressure analysis showed positive selection in VP2 within the virulence determination sites of the protein, indicating that IPNV "tries" to downregulate immune recognition. The prevalence of mostly persistent type of isolates indicates together with the assumption of adaptation and immune escape that IPNV is evolving with the host in order to ensure survival.