Ecological impact assessment of the use of European-origin Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland aquaculture facilities / D. Cote ... [et al.].: Fs70-5/2015-073E-PDF

Aquaculture companies operating along the south coast of Newfoundland have requested permission to use farmed European-origin Atlantic salmon in their operations to increase their competitiveness. Canada’s National Code on Introductions and Transfers of Aquatic Organisms requires that a risk assessment be conducted in evaluating requests for importation or transfers of fish. This document examines the potential ecological risks that farmed European-origin Atlantic salmon and their hybrids present to native Atlantic salmon populations through competitive and predatory interactions, as well as disease transmission.

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Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
Title Ecological impact assessment of the use of European-origin Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland aquaculture facilities / D. Cote ... [et al.].
Variant title Évaluation de l’impact écologique de l'utilisation du saumon de l'Atlantique d'origine européenne dans les installations d'aquaculture de Terre-Neuve
Series title Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat research document, 1919-5044 ; 2015/073, National Capital Region
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "December 2015."
Includes bibliographic references.
Publishing information Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015.
Author / Contributor Coté, David.
Description v, 28 p. : fig., graphs, maps, tables.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-5/2015-073E-PDF
Subject terms Fish farming
Environmental impact assessment
Fisheries management
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