Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 5: Ranching to the rod: an evaluation of adult returns from hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon smolts released in Scottish rivers

Report presents recapture data from monitored smolt releases on four Scottish rivers and

compares return rates of hatchery and wild-reared salmon smolts originating from a

common stock on two of these rivers. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7489/1610-1


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