Water Depth and Velocity Preferences of Spawning Atlantic Salmon in Maine Rivers
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in North American Journal of Fisheries Management
- Vol. 2 (1) , 11-13
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1982)2<11:wdavpo>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Water velocity and depth preferences of spawning Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in four rivers in Maine were measured during October in 1975-1977. Female Atlantic salmon constructed redds in water with a mean depth of 38 ± 0.8 cm. Mean water velocity measured 12 cm above the substrate was 53 ± 1.3 cm/sec. Management implications of water depth and velocity requirements of spawning salmonids are discussed.Keywords
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