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Consequences of interbreeding between farmed and wild salmon under climate change: effects on thermal tolerance
June 26, 2023 - Description: The proposed research aims to assess the consequences of interbreeding between farmed and wild salmon, particularly in terms of thermal tolerance. Introgression of farm genes into wild populations may...
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Climate change vulnerability assessment framework to support the conservation of Atlantic salmon in rivers
July 14, 2022 - Vulnerability of Atlantic salmon to climate change has been assessed on a provincial scale in Newfoundland and Labrador [19,20]. The study found that Atlantic salmon have the highest exposure and...
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Mitigating climate change impacts on Atlantic salmon on the Cheticamp River; Farm Brook habitat restoration and sub-watershed plan development
September 15, 2021 - The CRSA will partner with Parks Canada to undertake activities to help mitigate climate change impacts – elevated water temperatures in combination with low flows – that threaten to negatively...
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