New research links wild salmon genetics to smolt migration success in the rivers Spey and Oykel
A new collaborative research paper using information from the Atlantic Salmon Trust’s Moray Firth Tracking Project has identified a link between wild salmon genetics and smolt migration success – the ability for juvenile wild salmon ‘smolts’ to successfully migrate out from their home rivers and into the marine environment to grow to adulthood. The paper comprised a combined partnership effort by researchers from the University of Hull, Atlantic Salmon Trust and University of Glasgow. Studying the movements of smolts tagged…