Smolt production and over winter mortality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocked as fry (3-IJ-118) Smolt Production of Atlantic Salmon in Vermont Tributaries of the Connecticut River (AFC-3) Factors Affecting Overwinter Mortality and Downstream Migration of Atlantic Salmon

Research was completed to determine factors affecting smolt production and overwinter mortality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocked as fry in Vermont tributaries of the Connecticut River. Specific focuses included: 1) timing of smolt migration relative to environmental and physiological factors; 2) effect of ice formation on habitats selected and winter distribution of parr; 3) effect of maturation on parr growth and smolt recruitment; and 4) smolt production dynamics and recruitment modeling. Project: 3-IJ-118 Project: AFC - 3 Completion Report Grant no. NA66FI0202 Grant no. NA66FA0226