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dc.contributor.authorSolstorm, Frida
dc.contributor.authorSolstorm, David
dc.contributor.authorOppedal, Frode
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Rolf Erik
dc.contributor.authorStien, Lars Helge
dc.contributor.authorFernø, Anders
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-15T10:25:54Z
dc.date.available2017-12-15T10:25:54Z
dc.date.created2017-01-24T14:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationAquaculture Environment Interactions. 2016, 8, 339-347.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1869-215X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2472111
dc.description.abstractIncreased swimming speed of Atlantic salmon is generally considered an improvement to welfare under aquaculture settings, as group structure is improved and agonistic behaviour reduced. As such, establishing fish farms in exposed areas with fast water current velocities should be favourable. However, at some locations, velocities exceed what is known as preferable for salmonids, and this may compromise fish welfare. In this study, behaviour and fin erosion were observed on post-smolt salmon stocked at 39 kg m−3 in raceways at 3 water current velocities: fast (1.5 body lengths [BL] s−1), moderate (0.8 BL s−1) and slow (0.2 BL s−1). Movements that affect group structure and interactions between individuals varied by up to 20-fold between velocities. A behavioural change occurred directly after velocities were set. Severe fin erosion decreased over time in all groups, but new injuries increased almost 3-fold in the faster-velocity group. Our results suggest that moderate velocity is ideal from a welfare perspective. At slow velocity, higher frequency of structural movements and between-individual interactions could be stressful for the fish. At faster velocity, the fish have to focus on swimming, which could increase unintentional collisions with obstacles and other individuals and result in new fin erosion. Our results suggest that management of water currents may be an effective way of controlling behaviour and may thereby improve welfare.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherInter-Researchnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleNot too slow, not too fast: water currents affect group structure, aggression and welfare in postsmolt Atlantic salmon Salmo salarnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber339-347nb_NO
dc.source.volume8nb_NO
dc.source.journalAquaculture Environment Interactionsnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/aei00178
dc.identifier.cristin1436663
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 207116nb_NO
dc.description.localcode© The authors 2016. Open Access under Creative Commons by Attribution Licence. Use, distribution and reproduction are unrestricted. Authors and original publication must be credited.nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,66,10,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for biologi
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