Wild salmon's wild journey in the ocean

By Erlend A. Lorentzen / Institute of Marine Research (IMR)Scientists from UiT, NINA and IMR tagged 16 adult Atlantic salmon with satellite tags in the River Etne in Southern Norway. These were salmon kelts, which means they had spawned the autumn before, lived on meagre resources in the river during the winter, and at the time of tagging in the spring they were heading towards the ocean to feast on the richer food resources there.Sophie Knutar releasing a salmon in Etne. Photo Audun
Last spring Atlantic salmon were tagged with satellite tags in Southern Norway. Now they have phoned home.

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