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1 Canada C1 Marine migration survival of post-smolt Atlantic salmon from Bay of Fundy rivers Canada C2 Distribution, health condition of Atlantic salmon from Bay of Fundy rivers while at Canada C3 Marine migration survival of post-smolt Atlantic salmon from the Saint-Jean River (Gaspé) Canada C4 Marine migration survival of kelt Atlantic salmon from the Saint-Jean River (Gaspé) Canada C5 Tracking experimentally escaped farmed salmon Canada C6 Atlantic salmon distribution abundance at Canada C7 Integrated field laboratory assessment of the effects of endocrine disrupting substances on Atlantic salmon smolts Canada C8 Use of stable isotopes to assess long-term changes in marine trophic ecology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Canada C9 Effective population size, gene flow population structure of Atlantic salmon in Newfoundl Labrador Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Provide knowledge about marine habitat (migration routes feeding grounds) used by salmon post-smolts from Bay of Fundy rivers. Determine the location, timing extent of salmon post-smolt mortality at. Investigate the causes mechanisms of marine mortality of salmon post-smolts. Provide information to fuel the recovery programme for inner Bay of Fundy salmon stocks. Provide knowledge about marine habitat health of salmon post-smolts from Bay of Fundy rivers. Investigate the causes mechanisms of marine mortality of salmon post-smolts. Provide information to fuel the recovery programme for inner Bay of Fundy salmon stocks. Provide knowledge of the marine habitat (migration routes feeding grounds) used by salmon post-smolts from Bay of Gaspé rivers. Determine the location, timing extent of salmon post-smolt mortality at. Investigate the causes mechanisms of marine mortality of salmon post-smolts. Provide knowledge of the marine habitat (migration routes feeding grounds) used by salmon kelts from Bay of Gaspé rivers. Determine the location, timing extent of kelt mortality at. Investigate the causes mechanisms of marine mortality of salmon kelts. Determine the course tracks fates of sonically tagged farmed salmon released in winter spring. Determine salmon distribution abundance at, particularly post-smolts in the Labrador Sea rthern Gr Banks; collect other data; investigate the relationship between salmon their prey; investigate the relationship between oceanographic parameters salmon abundance; tag release salmon. Laboratory tests of the effects of endocrine-active substances in municipal, industrial effluents; field tests of the effects of endocrine-active substances in municipal industrial effluents; field tests on caged smolts near sites with potential for significant agriculture run-off; ocean field tests of link between exposure of smolts to endocrine - disrupting substances subsequent lower adult returns. Assess trophic dietary information through analysis of stable isotope signatures of carbon nitrogen from previously compiled scale samples from various salmon stocks; compare isotopic signatures within among stocks to infer differences in feeding ecology in time space; examine evidence of environmental influences on trends in isotopic signatures; examine linkages of stable isotope signatures with trends in abundance. Document population structure connectivity (gene flow) among Newfoundl Southern Labrador rivers. Test for temporal stability of the structure over the past 50 years Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ 2005 Distribution/ Distribution/ Specific natural Life history/ Distribution/ Distribution of salmon in the Distribution of salmon in the Pollutants Post-fishery recruitment marine Bay of Fundy Gulf of Maine Bay of Fundy Gulf of Maine Saint-Jean River, Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec Saint-Jean River, Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec Cobscook Bay, Maine, USA; Quoddy region, NB, Canada Labrador Sea rthern Gr Banks Atlantic Canada Co. Mayo, Irel Desk study examining archived material samples from Newfoundl, the Maritime Provinces, the Quebec rth Shore, the Barents Sea (Tana River, Finl) Newfoundl Labrador USA USA rway Irel Finl Gilles L Lacroix Gilles L Lacroix Julian Dodson, François Caron Julian Dodson, François Caron Fred Whoriskey David Reddin Wayne Fairchild J Brian Dempson Daniel Ruzzante Friso Palstra

2 Canada C10 River extended estuary acoustic tracking of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) kelts bright salmon Canada C11 Integrated modelling of juvenile Atlantic salmon movement physical habitat in fluvial estuarine environments Canada C12 Estuary acoustic tracking of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts kelts Conne River, Little River, Bay d Espoir, Newfoundl Canada C13 Spatio-temporal distribution of Atlantic salmon stocks the impact of the West Greenl fishery Canada C14 Genetic population structure of Atlantic salmon in Eastern Canada its implication for conservation Canada C15 Pelagic ecosystem survey of the rthwest Atlantic Canada C16 Miramichi River Restigouche River kelt movements survival Canada C17 Marine survival of Canadian Atlantic salmon stocks: long-term Canada C18 Atlantic salmon smolt migration survival within Canadian rivers, estuaries during the marine life stage Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Track document migratory behaviour of Atlantic salmon kelts as they leave the river for the open ocean bright salmon as they return to rivers; identify possible critical habitat sites utilized by kelts bright salmon during their migration; examine the mortality rates of kelts bright salmon during migration. Develop an innovative geomatic approach capable of relating the behaviour of smolts during their migration to the characteristics of the physical habitat in rivers estuaries; apply this approach to the analysis of the migration of smolts through the estuaries of the St. Jean, Dartmouth York rivers down the Baie de Gaspé; detect possible change in migration pattern of smolts in response to the presence of cages. Tag track migratory behaviour of Atlantic salmon smolts kelts as they leave the Conne River, Newfoundl; determine the movements migration patterns throughout the Bay d Espoir fjord; provide insight into the initial survival residency of smolts kelts migrating through the fjord. Provide knowledge about the river origin of the salmon catch in the commercial fishery at West Greenl. Elucidate the genetic population structure of Atlantic salmon from a small (river) to a large (Eastern Atlantic coast) spatial scale propose conservation units for the Canadian distribution range. Sample the upper pelagic ecosystem during the period corresponding to the early post-smolt phase. Determine distribution relative abundance of post-smolts at selected locations times along hypothesised ocean migration route. Obtain data on relative abundance of other species including macroplankton aggregations to provide information on the role of salmon in the pelagic ecosystem. Obtain oceanographic information. Document the spring movements survival of kelts from the Miramichi River Restigouche River as they return to the on their subsequent return as repeat spawners. Determine the locations causes of kelt mortalities in the marine environment. assessments of smolt production adult return estimates from a number of rivers in Newfoundl region, Maritimes region, Gulf region Quebec. Provide a time-series of stage specific estimates of mortality rates for smolts post-smolts at various points of their at- migration, including for their transitions through freshwater, the estuary to various points in the ocean; examine the relation between characteristics of the fish survival rates to attempt to isolate mortality causes; document the migration pathways speeds of smolts from different rivers Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution of salmon in the LaHave River estuary, va Scotia York River Baie de Gaspé, Quebec Conne River, Little River Bay d Espoir fjord, Newfoundl Samples from West Greenl Rivers in Quebec, Canada rth West Atlantic (stations o N) Miramichi River estuary Restigouche River estuary Gulf of St Lawrence, Atlantic Ocean Canadian rivers in Newfoundl region, Maritimes region, Gulf region Quebec Miramichi River estuary; Restigouche River Baie des Chaleurs; Cascapedia River estuary; St-Jean (Côte-rd) River estuary; Strait of Belle Isle, Cabot Strait, Labrador. UK USA USA Peter G. Amiro, A Jamie F. Gibson Julian Dodson J. Brian Dempson, Keith Clarke Louis Bernatchez, Tim King Louis Bernatchez, Mélanie Dionne Gerald Chaput, Dave Reddin, Tim Sheehan Jon Carr 108,000 Gerald Chaput 600,000 Jon Carr Fred Whoriskey 435,000

3 Canada C19 Stable isotope ratios to infer trophic structure condition of Atlantic salmon during their life at Canada C20 Identification of essential habitat for repeat spawning Atlantic salmon of Inner Bay of Fundy origin Canada C21 Genomic basis of adaptive divergence marine survival among Atlantic salmon populations Canada C22 River extended estuary acoustic tracking of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in Southern Upls rivers Canada C23 Effects of early captive exposure on measures of fitness later in life for Inner Bay of Fundy (IBoF) Atlantic Salmon Canada C24 Genomic stock identification techniques provide distribution information of regional groups of Atlantic salmon from eastern rth estimates of exploitation in mixed stock marine fisheries Canada C25 Rearing wild-origin IBoF salmon smolts in marine netpens for release as adults to supplement stocking of Fundy National Park (FNP) Rivers Denmark - Greenl D1 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating West Greenl Salmon Fishery Sampling Programme E1 SALMODEL Concerted Action A co-ordinated approach towards the development of a scientific basis for management of wild Atlantic salmon in the rth-east Atlantic Improve understing of marine ecology of salmon through studies of trophic state condition. Questions to be addressed include: are trophic states of 1SW non-maturing fish similar between NAC NEAC origin salmon?; Are trophic states of 1SW non-maturing fish different from those of maturing 1SW fish of the same cohort? Can this tell us anything about when these different maturity groups separate in the rth Atlantic?; Has there been a trophic state change between West Greenl return to home rivers as 2SW salmon? How do current measures of trophic status compare with measures from archival scales do differences indicate significant changes? Identify the freshwater marine habitats used by post-spawning Atlantic salmon of inner Bay of Fundy (ibof) origin for reconditioning identify the sites times of mortality. Elucidate the genetic basis of adaptive divergence marine survival in Atlantic salmon populations from eastern Canada. Contribute to the identification of management units. Estimate mortality rates, assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of natural mortality examine migratory behaviour during the fresh to saltwater transition of wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts from four river systems in an area of va Scotia, Canada known as the Southern Upl. Assess the effects of stard novel conservation rearing strategies on measures of fitness for the recovery of IBoF salmon. Part of the rerch involved acoustic tagging to assess return migration ability. Identify to regional groups the origin of salmon from mixed stock fisheries of Labrador (Canada), Saint-Pierre & Miquelon, at West Greenl; estimate total catch by regional group examine region specific variations in distribution at availability of Atlantic salmon in marine fisheries. Experimentally supplement FNP spawning adult salmon populations to effective population size for one salmon generation (4-5years) produce cohorts of naturally spawned captive-free migrating smolts. Continue time series of data on the continent of origin characteristics of salmon in the fishery; provide data on mean weight length continent of origin for input to models; collect information on the recovery of internal external tags; collect other additional samples as required. Improve ability to set conservation limits examine methods of estimating pre-fishery abundance (PFA) determine how these PFA estimates can be used to provide catch advice Life history/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Post-fishery recruitment marine West Greenl from salmon returning to the index rivers of Eastern Canada. Big Salmon, Gaspereau Hammond Rivers Québec, Maritimes, Newfoundl Labrador LaHave River, St. Mary s River, Gold River, West River (Sheet Harbour) Upper Salmon River Eastern rth, West Greenl Upper Salmon River, Point Wolfe River(Fundy National Park) *Petitcodiac Sisimiut, Maniitsoq, Paamiut Qaqortoq, Greenl Desk study Greenl rway, USA Heather Dixon, Mike Power, J. Brian Dempson, Gerald Chaput, Tim Sheehan Gilles L Lacroix, Ross Jones Louis Bernatchez, Mélanie Dionne, Patrick O Reilly, Vincent Bourret E Halfyard, A Jamie F Gibson Corey Clarke France Ian Bradbury 130,100 USA, UK, Irel, Canada France, Irel, Finl, rway, Icel, Sweden, Canada, UK Corey Clarke 100,000 Helle Siegstad 90,000 Walter Crozier

4 E2 SALSEA-Merge: Advancing understing of Atlantic salmon at : Merging genetics ecology to resolve stock specific migration distribution patterns E3 ECOKNOWS (Effective Use of Ecosystem Biological Knowledge in Fisheries): Improving fisheries assessment methods by integrating new sources of - Denmark De1 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Estuarine migration of smolts in the Rivers Skjern Å (rth Sea) River Guden Å Merge genetic ecological investigations to advance understing of stock specific migration distribution patterns overall ecology of the marine life of Atlantic salmon gain an insight into the resulting in recent significant increases in marine mortality. The objectives include improving ways to find generic understable reference points. An age stage-based life-cycle population dynamic model which explicitly separates the freshwater marine phases incorporates the variability of life histories (river ages) is one output from the project. Assess the effect of restoration of habitat in the River Skjern Å on the smolt runs of salmon trout, in particular with regard to predation by piscivorous birds. To investigate the migration of salmon smolts in the River Guden Å Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution of salmon in the rth-east Atlantic with marine surveys off coast of Irel UK, around the Faroes in the rthern rwegian Sea Barents Sea rth Atlantic Denmark, Finl, France, Faroes, Icel, Irel, rway, Spain, UK ECOKNOWS Consortium: Finl, Denmark, Philippines, Greece, Spain, Irel, UK, Canada, Sweden, France Jens Christian Holst One for each of the Seven Work Packages Gorm Rasmussen - Denmark De2 Mortality of Atlantic salmon smolts during estuary migration Estimate mortality of salmon smolts during migration through estuaries compare the return ratio of wild, stocked ½- one-yearlings Distribution/ River Skjern Å River Stor Å (rth Sea) River Guden Å (Kattegat) their estuaries Anders Koed, Kim Aarestrup - Denmark De3 Salmon Rehabilitation Plan: numbers of spawners, spawning nursery areas in four Atlantic salmon rivers the achievement of the objective of selfreproduction The Danish national salmon rehabilitation plan describes four rivers with natural wild salmon populations. This project monitors the effect of the rehabilitation plan the development of the populations (the goal is at least 1,000 spawners in each river to fulfil the plan). This study will allow estimates of marine mortality of salmon to be made. ly survival /growth estimates River Skjern Å, River Ribe Å, River Storå Varde Å. The rivers flow into the rth Sea Anders Koed, Einar Eg Nielsen, Niels Jepsen 110,300 - Denmark De4 Marine behaviour of Atlantic salmon Obtain more knowledge about the salmon s distribution migration at using DSTs PSAT tags isotopes Distribution/ River Skjern Å River Storå Kim Aarestrup 35,000 - Finl Fi1 variation in population dynamics, life history characteristics, growth origin (wild/reared) of salmon in the rivers Teno (Tana) Näätämöjoki (Neidenelva) Collect long-term data on variation in the stock components, life histories, growth abundance of escaped farmed salmon in the salmon stocks of the rivers Teno Näätämöjoki. Relate the population dynamics of the juvenile salmon returning adult salmon in preceding subsequent generations. rthern Finl rway rway Jaakko Erkinaro 275,000 - Finl Fi2 Joint use of high-throughput SNP assay infrastructure in Atlantic salmon The key aims of the project include: I) A concerted effort to identify genomic regions that affect ecologically economically important phenotypic traits in domesticated wild Atlantic salmon; II)efficient joint utilization of a state-of-the-art rdic genomics infrastructure to generate large-scale salmon SNP datasets; Distribution/ rway Finl rway Craig Primmer - Finl Fi3 Integrative science for adaptive co-management in the Arctic: Teno Atlantic salmon as a model system (ISAMA) The aims of the project are to: 1) characterise the ecological genetic changes in the Teno salmon stock over the past 40 years; 2) identify the key human-mediated/climatic that have contributed to these changes; 3) determine the relationships between these changes the co-occurring societal political changes 4) better underst the genetic basis of lifehistory traits important for maintaining stock diversity stability thus salmon-related livelihoods 5) use local knowledge management of Teno salmon as a case study to examine the links between scientific rerch, local resource users, adaptive co-management policy Desk studies on time series rway Craig Primmer 400,000

5 - France - France France - Irel - Irel - Irel - Irel - Irel Irel Irel - Irel Irel Fr1 Fr2 Fr3 Ir1 Ir2 Ir3 Ir4 Ir5 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Evolution of characteristics in Atlantic salmon from all the Armorican massif rivers (Brittany Low- rmy, France) The survival of Atlantic salmon from the River Scorff, Brittany Atlantic salmon metapopulation investigation in rmy rivers Assessment of the levels of the parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Atlantic salmon post-smolts in salmon aquaculture bays along Irel s western board Oceanic influencing marine survival of Irish salmon stocks Sustainable management of interactions between aquaculture wild salmonid fish Early distribution migration of Atlantic salmon smolts off the west of Irel Migration of salmon in estuarine coastal waters Ir6 National Development Plan - National Genetic Stock Identification Ir7 Ir8 Interactions between aquaculture wild salmonid fish Marine survival of wild hatchery reared salmon: National coded wire tagging tag recovery programme Burrishoole wild salmon census Examine relationships between the cumulative effects of climate warming other stresses changes in features in populations in the southern part of the European distribution range of the species. Estimation long-term of survival at in the southern part of the European distribution range of the species. Estimate exchanges between rivers flowing into the Mont Saint-Michel Bay the impact on management of salmon populations. Determine whether lice from marine salmon farms are a contributory factor in increased marine mortality of salmon post-smolts migrating from bays with salmon aquaculture. Gather information on salmon post-smolt migration patterns. Provide information on marine survival at various stages of ocean migration. Assess efficacy of prophylactic treatments for salmon smolts migrating through aquaculture bays. Test new pelagic trawl in open waters off Irish coast; train familiarise staff on the operation development of the trawl for further surveys in ; obtain samples of post-smolts for genetic analyses; relate runtiming, timing of migration, swimming speed, growth, etc to oceanographic parameters. Investigate the timing, route of migration aspects of the biology of migrating ranched salmon smolts in comparison to the native wild smolt migration. Identify map discrete spawning areas within tributaries of Irish salmon rivers collect juveniles for establishment of genetic baseline for mixed sample analysis. Undertake molecular genetic analysis of juvenile salmon tissue adult scales to determine relative contributions of different baseline river populations within mixed samples. Assess efficacy of prophylactic treatments for salmon smolts migrating through aquaculture bays. Provide information on marine survival exploitation rates by commercial fisheries; estimate the contribution of individual river stocks to catches; examine the performance of selected experimental groups; evaluate potential for salmon ranching. Ir9 Kelt survival Tag salmon kelts from four rivers in southern Irel monitor marine migration, depth temperature preferences Life history/ Distribution/ 2002 Specific natural Specific natural 2007 Development of methods Distribution/ Distribution/ Specific natural Distribution/ Freshwater Fish farms Fish farms River Scorff (Southern Brittany) Rivers flowing into Mont Saint-Michel Bay, rmy South-West Coast (Kenmare Bay), West Coast (Killary Harbour, Bertraghboy Bay, Clew Bay), rth-west Coast (Inver Bay). Desk study utilising oceanic data from around rth Atlantic Kilkerrin Bay, Bertraghboy Bay, Connemara USA UK, rway Jean-Luc Baglinière Etienne Prévost 143,000 Jean-Luc Baglinière Paddy Gargan Niall Ó Maoiléidigh, Kevin Friedl Paddy Gargan, Post-smolt survey methods rth-west coast of Irel UK Niall Ó Maoiléidigh Fish farms Burrishoole catchment, Newport Clew Bay, Co. Mayo UK Russell Poole, Deirdre Cotter, Niall Ó Maoiléidigh All Irish rivers UK, Spain Tom Cross, Paddy Gargan, Philip McGinnity Burrishoole, Shannon, Lee Screebe rivers, drift net fisheries around Irish coast Tag recovery from around rth Atlantic. Salmon census facility, Newport, Co Mayo rway, UK, Faroes, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark D Jackson Niall Ó Maoiléidigh Russell Poole Southern Irel Audun H. Rikardsen 472,000 Irel Ir10 The ecology of salmon (Salmo salar L.) at environmental affecting marine growth, survival migration of Atlantic salmon Investigate the decline in rth Atlantic salmon stocks in the past two decades in an ecosystem context provide new information for use in forecast models of abundance size of current stocks Life history/ Pre-fishery recruitment marine Irel, rway rway, UK Dr. D. Brophy 50,000

6 Irel Irel - Sweden - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) Ir11 Ir12 Sw1 Ew1 Ew2 Ew3 Ew4 Ew5 Ew6 Ew7 Ew8 Ew9 Ew10 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Experiment to determine the potential impact of lice from marine salmon farms on out-migrating salmon smolts in western Irel Salmonid West Programme variation in population dynamics, lifehistory exploitation of salmon stock in the index River Åtran Salmonid migration climate change Impacts of agricultural contaminants on wild salmonids Impact of intensive in-river aquaculture on wild salmonids Modelling the bioenergetics of salmon migration Cardiff Bay Fisheries Monitoring Programme Atlantic Salmon Arc, ASAP Diffuse pollution freshwater fish populations The influence of the freshwater environment on salmonid populations Factors affecting the distribution behaviour of salmonid populations Genetic sampling to type British salmon stocks Assess the efficacy of prophylactic treatments for salmon smolts migrating through aquaculture bays Investigate migration, distribution, habitat usage survival of trout salmon smolts in the marine environment on the west coast. Estimate long-term variation of survival in different life-stages, life-history characteristics, stock recruitment growth of wild salmon in the River Åtran its major tributary Högvadsån. Estimate survival, growth exploitation from carlin tagging of wild fish in the River Åtran. Describe model the enivonmental affecting the migration of salmonids predict the effects of climate change on salmonid migration survival in the. Describe the nature extent of the impacts of aquatic contaminants on migration marine survival of salmonid smolts post-smolts. Describe the nature extent of the impact of aquatic contaminants derived from intensive freshwater aquaculture (effluents, pesticides, antibiotics hormones) on reproduction migration of wild salmonids. Model the energetic requirements of salmon during their marine migrations predict the effects of environmental oceanographic changes on smolt growth survival. Assess the impact of Cardiff Bay barrage on salmon stocks of the rivers Taff Ely. Define exploitation at on a regional basis using genetic tools. Create a long-term database for these studies create an international management tool to inform decision-making. Investigate the role of diffuse aquatic contaminants in regulating populations of freshwater fish with particular reference to salmonid stocks fisheries. Examine the impact of environment change on juvenile salmon production ecology. One aspect of the rerch directly related to marine survival is the potential role of assessment techniques (trapping, anaesthetisation tagging) in influencing marine survival. Investigate the habitat requirements of adult salmonids within the estuarine freshwater environments. One key element of the rerch is to investigate how changes in prey availability within the marine environment may influence recruitment of stocks between years. Coordinate support the establishment of baseline information on the genetic character of breeding populations within among rivers in Britain Specific natural Distribution/ Distribution/ Specific natural Specific natural Distribution/ Specific natural Distribution/ Specific natural Life history/ Life history/ Distribution/ Fish farms River Erriff Killary Harbour, River Corrib Galway Bay Killary Harbour & River Erriff Sweden (west coast; Kattegatt) Coastal waters around the UK extending to salmon feeding grounds in Faroes Greenl Seas Paddy Gargan 69,000 William Roche Patrick Gargan 50,000 Erik Degerman 43,000 Andy Moore Pollutants Engl Wales Sweden Canada Andy Moore Fish farms Engl Wales Andy Moore Migration bioenergetic models Obstructions to fish movements Engl Wales Cardiff Bay at mouth of rivers Taff Ely, South Wales, UK Europe, rth Atlantic Spain, France, Irel, Scotl, USA, Icel Andy Moore Peter Gough Dylan Bright Pollutants Engl Wales Andy Moore Freshwater Engl Wales Andy Moore Pre-fishery recruitment marine Engl Wales Engl, Wales, rthern Irel Scotl Scotl Andy Moore Miran Aprahamian

7 - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) - UK (Engl Wales) UK (rthern Irel) UK (rthern Irel) UK (rthern Irel) Ew11 Ew12 Ew13 Ew14 Ew15 Ew16 Ew17 Ew18 Ni1 Ni2 Ni3 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Deriving estimates of marine survival for monitored river stocks in Engl Wales The marine life of Atlantic salmon: evidence from the microchemistry of scales Development application of salmonid life cycle models The impacts of contaminants temperature on freshwater fish populations Impacts on juvenile salmonid populations from a changing freshwater environment Impacts of in-river hydropower production on migratory fish Estuarine habitat requirements distribution of diadromous fish Genetic stock indentification of salmon caught in the Faroes fishery Development of conservation limits, prefishery abundance management of the Foyle salmon fishery The marine survival of Atlantic salmon from the River Bush, rthern Irel Investigating the movement mortality of Atlantic salmon in the Foyle from river to Establish monitored rivers where estimates of marine survival can be derived compared with other rth Atlantic stocks. Measure the stable isotope trace element compositions from salmon scales in relation to variations in the marine environment develop a model to predict impacts of changes in the marine environment on return rates of salmon. Review available models to assess suitability to build on existing models or develop new models to inter alia compare marine freshwater affecting stocks. Study the impacts of contaminants derived from intensive agriculture aquaculture facilities on wild salmonids investigate the implications of predicted climate change scenarios on the impacts of different sources of diffuse point source pollution on wild fish populations. Investigate how predicted changes in the freshwater environment might impact on juvenile salmonid populations how changing conditions during the early life history stages may influence their behaviour subsequent survival within the marine environment. Examine the cumulative effects of freshwater hydropower schemes on habitat connectivity within river basins on the migratory behavior survival of Atlantic salmon European eels, assess potential effects at the fish population level. Examine how delays to ward migration of smolts as a result of in-river renewable energy schemes may compromise the fish once they enter the. Examine the residency habitat preferences of migratory fish within estuaries assess the impact of construction operation of man-made structures on the migratory behavior survival of key diadromous fish species as they move between the marine freshwater environments. Catalogue scale samples collected from 1984 to 2000; identify a selection of scales that will best represent the stock composition during a baseline period(s); use GRAASP to provide country/region of origin assignments; report on how the results can be used in the provision of catch advice. Build upon the existing Foyle salmon management system, develop it into a precautionary catch advice framework that fully takes account of data on stock abundance which fulfils all the main requirements of the Precautionary Approach. Investigate influencing the survival at of salmon smolts migrating from the River Bush until their return as adults. To establish movement potential for loss of smolts in their riverine migration early marine phase Life history/ Life history/ Specific natural Life history/ Specific natural Specific natural Distribution/ Distribution/ Post-fishery recruitment marine River Dee (rth Wales), River Tamar (SW Engl) River Frome (S Engl) Engl Wales Ian Davidson, Rob Hillman, Ian Russell Rasmus Lauridsen Clive Trueman Freshwater Engl Wales Ted Potter Pollutants Engl Wales Andy Moore Freshwater Engl Wales Bill Riley Obstructions to fish movements Pollutants Rivers in Southern Engl (Frome Exe) Estuaries coastal waters in Engl Wales Laboratory based study in rway UK; samples from Faroese fishery Foyle area, Irel River Bush, N. Irish/Irish coastal waters distantwater fisheries Foyle catchment L Foyle to where it entered the rth Atlantic 150,000 Andy Moore 168,000 Andy Moore 100,000 UK, rway, Faroes Ted Potter 18,750 Irel, France, Scotl Irel (tag recovery programme) Patrick Boylan Dennis Ensing 241,500 Scotl Patrick Boylan -

8 UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) UK (Scotl) Sc1 Sc2 Sc3 Sc4 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Testing development of Institute of Marine Rerch (IMR), Bergen, rway, salmon trawl gear Protecting salmonid fisheries from l damage Post-smolt mortality of Atlantic salmon Analysis of post-smolt life history by scale reading Test a prototype trawl developed by IMR, Bergen, rway, which, rather than capturing post-smolts, records, by use of CCTV, their passage as they pass through an open-ended trawl net. A supplementary objective, dependent on the success of the gear trials, was to conduct a postsmolt survey at the shelf edge. Develop apply new molecular tools for discriminating among species of fish in the diets of ls from their remains in scats. Test the possibility of using molecular tools to quantify the occurrence of diet components. Develop deploy cetacean-friendly l-scarer. Identify influencing in-shore migration routes of salmon. Characterise behavioural interactions between salmon their predators ls their prey. Investigate the digestion of otoliths during passage through a l s gut. Assess post-smolt mortality rates of Atlantic salmon from three Scottish rivers, the contribution of these salmon to fisheries that exploit them. Investigate the relationship between growth mortality, particularly during the marine phase, by analysis of scale growth patterns. Identify periods crucial to survival. Sc5 Fisheries-induced evolution Analyse the prevalence consequence of fisheries-induced adaptive changes in exploited salmon stocks. Sc6 Sc7 Sc8 Size condition of returning grilse (1SW) MSW salmon Development of a General Spatial Model of within river population structuring in Scottish Atlantic salmon (POPMOD) Focusing Atlantic salmon management on Atlantic salmon (FASMOP) rway N1 Identification of salmon by geochemical signatures; further development testing of methods rway N2 Development of models to predict marine survival return of salmon to rway rway N3 By-catch in pelagic fisheries as a population-regulating factor in wild salmon stocks Investigate decadal trends in the size condition of adult salmon returning to Scotl. Improve the scientific basis for inter alia setting ly appropriate conservation limits, providing advice on conservation restoration initiatives, accurately cost-effectively the status of salmon stocks. Establish the number spatial boundaries of breeding populations of salmon within any Scottish river system; establish the ancestral relationships functional differences between wild salmon stock components across Scottish rivers; improve local management practice increase the focus of management on local breeding populations. Test if geochemical signatures are stable from year to year; test if geochemical signatures of salmon scale samples can be used to discriminate among fish from different rivers; develop analytical procedures (otolith core sampling, chemical statistical analyses) for application of this method in ecological studies on Atlantic salmon. Identify examine the feasibility of applying time series of marine environmental data, zooplankton productivity, productivity of pelagic fish salmon life-history information for model development. Develop appropriate models. Investigate the extent of by-catch of salmon postsmolts develop management advice to reduce by-catch while maintaining catch rates in the mackerel fishery Development of methods Specific natural Distribution/ Life history/ Distribution/ Distribution/ 2002 Life history/ Distribution/ Post-smolt survey methods Predation Post-fishery recruitment marine Post-fishery recruitment marine By-catches in pelagic fisheries Scalloway Deeps (Shetl), the Minches Principally rth West (Shieldaig), rth-east Scotl (Cromarty Firth). Possible work in other estuaries as required. rth Esk, Aberdeenshire Dee (two tributaries), River Conon Samples from around Scotl from rth Esk Girnock Burn in particular Scotl Irel across European species distribution, including marine migration routes. Six locations in Scotl, in particular rth Esk. River systems across Scotl River systems across Scotl Laboratory study rway Julian MacLean, Jens Christian Holst, Dick Shelton John Armstrong Julian Maclean, Iain Malcolm, John Armstrong Approximately 50,000 USA Canada Julian Maclean Approximately 10,000 Austria, rway, France, Denmark, Belgium, UK, Netherls, Finl, Germany, Spain Ulf Dieckman, John Gilbey, Philip McGinnity Philip Bacon 30,000 Eric Verspoor Stuart Middelmas Calum Sinclair Peder Fiske Desk study of existing data USA, Canada, EU Lars Petter Hansen rwegian Sea Russia, Scotl Jens Christian Holst

9 rway N4 Sea lice as a populationregulating factor in rwegian salmon: status, effects of measures taken future management rway N5 Distribution of salmon in relation to environmental parameters origin in the rth Atlantic capture, tagging release of salmon with data storage tags (DSTs) rway N6 Temporal variation in abundance of the northernmost populations of Atlantic salmon with emphasis on the River Tana rway N7 The importance of early marine feeding on the growth survival of Atlantic salmon post-smolts in rwegian fjords rway N8 Distribution ecology of post-smolts salmon at rway N9 Dispersal of salmon lice in rwegian fjords rway N10 Experimental tagging programme for investigating the behaviour of escaped farmed salmon: pilot study rway N11 Individual assignment of salmon caught in the ocean to region of origin rway N12 smolts post-smolts of cultured Atlantic salmon rway N13 Significance of salmon lice for growth survival of salmon in the rway N14 Marine survival, growth exploitation of salmon from the Rivers Figgjo, Imsa, Drammenselv Halselv rway N15 Population-limiting mechanisms for Atlantic salmon during early estuarine coastal migration (SALPoP) Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Further clarify the effects of lice on wild salmon populations propose measures to reduce lice infections in wild salmon develop alternative measures in critically affected stocks. Investigate the temporal spatial distribution of DST-tagged salmon in the rwegian Sea adjacent areas, with emphasis on spatial distribution temperature preferences; growth in relation to ; diurnal vertical distribution. Examine the influence of ocean climate, predation, marine fisheries smolt production on the abundance of salmon with emphasis on the River Tana Analyse spatial variation in early marine postsmolt feeding growth along a north-south geographical scale; investigate how post-smolt feeding growth is associated with timing of smolt descent, marine prey availability, parasite infection, fjord migration, abiotic. Analyse age, growth migratory paths in relation to environmental conditions competitors so as to exp understing of salmon marine life-history in order to explain observed variations in salmon survival. Estimate describe to what extent free-living salmon lice larvae disperse from wild farmed sources within between areas. Examine the migration of escaped large farmed salmon test if they are transported with the currents appear in rwegian waters. Investigate genetic variation in rwegian Atlantic salmon populations on different spatial scales. Provide calibrated data from microsatellite markers for a database. Analyse samples caught in the ocean assign to country/region of origin. Study the change in migratory behaviour from smolts during the post-smolt stages in cultured Atlantic salmon. Estimate the effects of salmon lice on post-smolt growth survival, dependent on release site time year of release. Estimate marine survival, marine growth marine exploitation of salmon from four rivers in rway. Develop predictive models. Map migratory behaviour quantify where, when why mortalities occur; correlate data on migration mortalities with health status major population-limiting ; develop improved mitigating actions management strategies to contribute to sustainability of salmon populations Specific natural Distribution/ Life history/ Distribution/ 2007 Specific natural Specific natural Distribution/ Distribution/ Specific natural Distribution/ Fish farms Sognefjord Altafjord Jens Christian Holst Pre-fishery recruitment marine Distribution of salmon in the rthern rth Sea, rwegian Sea, Icel Sea, Greenl Sea River Tana Central rthern rway West of Irel Faroes, northern rth Sea, rwegian Sea Faroe Isls, Icel Finl, Russia, Canada Canada Faroe Isls Marianne Holm Martin Svenning Bengt Finstad Marianne Holm Fish farms Hardangerfjord, rway Karin Kroon Boxaspen Fish farms Fish farms Lars Petter Hansen rway Finl Oystein Skaala, Vidar Wennevik Masfjorden, western rway Western rway; River Dale nearby coast. Rivers Figgjo, Imsa, Drammenselv Halselv with tag recovery programme in fisheries along rwegian coast elsewhere Eresfjord in Møre Romsdal, mid rway Sweden, UK, Canada Ove Skilbrei Ove Skilbrei 75,000 Lars Petter Hansen, Nina Jonsson. Arne Johan Jensen Bengt Finstad 134,000

10 rway N16 The Hardangerfjord salmon lice project rway N17 Origin of Atlantic salmon off Svalbard rway N18 SALMOTRACK - Electronic tracking of northern anadromous salmonids rway N19 Trilateral cooperation on our common resource; the Atlantic salmon in the Barents region (Kolarctic salmon ) Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Improve lice management; evaluate success of lice management strategies; quantify the abundance distribution of salmon lice in the Hardangerfjord area; analyse data sets for possible risk associated with varying lice infection pressure. Identify the origin of Atlantic salmon occurring in gill net fisheries at Isfjorden, Spitsbergen, by life history (age, growth) genetic analyses. Track different life-stages of northern Atlantic salmon other anadromous species in river, fjord open ocean. Develop an integrated, long-term management of Atlantic salmon in the in rivers in the northernmost distribution areas of the Atlantic salmon; provide data to implement customized, sustainable, knowledge-based harvesting regimes, to preserve the rich traditions of fishing coastal culture; unite empirical knowledge (local traditional) with scientific knowledge; provide synthesized new knowledge about Atlantic salmon, its adaptation to climate change its migration along the coast Specific natural Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Fish farms Hardangerfjord on the rwegian west coast Isfjorden, Spitsbergen rthern rway (Alta, Neiden, Tana, Skibotn); Mid rway (Orkla); Western rway (Hardangerfjord) Barents region; rthern rway, Finl Russia Canada, UK Denmark, UK, Finl, USA, Japan, Irel, Canada Finl, Russian Federation Bengt Finstad Arne Johan Jensen Audun H. Rikardsen Tiia Kalske 250,000 rway N20 Effects of salmon lice on wild salmonid populations; filling in knowledge gaps (LicePop) To assess: to what extent lice from farms occur on wild fish; how many lice a wild fish can tolerate under natural conditions before its viability is compromised; to what extent wild fish are able to combat lice infection through adaptations aimed at reducing infestations; to what extent lice can reduce or regulate wild populations of salmonids Specific natural Fish farms Hardangerfjord, rway New Zeal, UK (Scotl) Bengt Finstad 300,000 rway N21 Salmon migrating through a maze in a changing world: building a dynamic management regime for a multi-stock system affected by extensive mixed-stock fisheries Analyze explain the historical variation amd recent decline in the abundance of Atlantic salmon from different sub-populations of the Tana complex Distribution/ Barents Sea Tana river rway, Finl Martin A.Svenning 653,000 Russian Federation R1 Assessment of by-catch of post-smolts of Atlantic salmon in pelagic fisheries in the rwegian Sea Assess the occurrence of post-smolts in catches by Russian vessels engaged in the pelagic fisheries for mackerel, blue whiting herring Distribution/ By-catches in pelagic fisheries rwegian Sea Boris Prischepa, Alexer Zubchenko Russian Federation R2 Monitoring of the stock status, abundance assessment provision of advice on the allowable level of harvest of Atlantic salmon Estimate survival of juveniles adult return rates, estimate natural fishing mortality, study population dynamics; assess population sizes spawning escapement; estimate allowable catch. Atlantic salmon rivers of the Murmansk Region, Archangel Region, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Republic of Komi, Karelian Republic Sergey Prusov, Igor Studenov 120,000 Russian Federation R3 Establishing a genetic baseline of northern salmon populations across the Russian rwegian border for management purposes Establish a genetic baseline of sufficient resolution for the purposes of partitioning bag net catches between Russian rwegian regions Distribution/ rthern rway, rth West of the Russian Federation rway Vidar Wennevik (IMR), Sergey Prusov (PINRO) U1 Forecasts of Atlantic salmon transoceanic migration: climate change scenarios anadromy in the rth Atlantic Develop evaluate marine migration models for Atlantic salmon from rth Europe; evaluate the potential effects of climate change on migration patterns of Atlantic salmon Distribution/ Migration bioenergetic models Desk study Canada Kevin Friedl U2 Stable isotope composition of Atlantic salmon scales Develop a retrospective time series of stable isotope ratios for the DPS in Maine the mixed-stock samples from the continental stock complex to evaluate feeding patterns of the stocks over time Life history/ Post-fishery recruitment marine Desk study. Analysis of scale samples collected at West Greenl from US returns. International collaboration in obtaining samples Kevin Friedl

11 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8 Title Status Summary of Objectives Rerch Dates Topic Area Objective/Issue Area of Rerch Collaborating Ultrasonic telemetry of smolts post-smolts in the Narraguagus River Narraguagus Bay Penobscot hatchery versus wild smolt telemetry Comprehensive evaluation of marine survival of hatchery-stocked smolts: migration behaviour success of Dennys River smolts Comprehensive evaluation of marine survival of hatcherystocked smolts: Dennys River smolt stocking assessment Evaluation of estuary nearshore marine distributions of Atlantic salmon post-smolts in Penobscot Bay the Gulf of Maine Cormorant harassment in the Narraguagus River/Narraguagus Bay Evaluate migration timing pathways in the lower Narraguagus River Narraguagus Bay estimate survival of migrating smolts post-smolts. Evaluate migration timing pathways in the Penobscot Estuary Bay estimate survival of migrating smolts post-smolts. Evaluate migration speed behaviour from lower river release sites through estuarine habitat; estimate survival of migrating smolts identify areas where mortality may be occurring. Evaluate smolt-to-adult survival rates based on temporal spatial patterns of release; determine optimal stocking levels to achieve stock rebuilding objectives. Evaluate nearshore distribution migration pathways of smolts post-smolts; estimate the relative contribution of stocked hatchery smolts to overall post-smolt populations; evaluate the relative contribution of spatially temporally distinct smolt releases on post-smolt populations; evaluate the physiological condition of postsmolts in marine environments. Reduce predation on migrating salmon smolts by excluding double-crested cormorants from the Lower Narraguagus River Bay, assess the efficacy of non-lethal predator exclusion as a means of reducing predation on migrating Atlantic salmon smolts. U9 SALSEA Greenl Advance understing of the ecology of the Atlantic salmon West Greenl stock complex to gain insights into the resulting in recent significant increases in marine mortality across the rth Atlantic. (The baseline sampling programme at West Greenl is described in project D1) U10 U11 U12 Using Pop-up Satellite Tags (PSATs) to track adult Atlantic salmon in the rthwest Atlantic Impact of oceanographic changes on Atlantic salmon survival in the rthwest Atlantic Evaluation of the importance of predator prey fields ocean circulation on Atlantic salmon growth survival in the Gulf of Maine Provide information on localized movement patterns of Atlantic salmon off the coast of West Greenl, large scale movement migration patterns en route to natal rivers in rth Europe, locations of overwinter residences depths temperatures experienced during the second or third winter at in the rth Atlantic. These data will be used to evaluate if conditions experienced from September through April are favourable for survival subsequent spawning escapement. Determine mechanisms controlling the ecosystemsalmon connections hypothesize on their implications for salmon populations in the future. Evaluate the consequences for Atlantic salmon post-smolt growth survival of the match or mismatch of spawning runs of diadromous fishes, aggregations of other marine forage fishes, thermal/circulation patterns in the Gulf of Maine (GoM) with the timing of Atlantic salmon outmigration Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Distribution/ Specific natural Distribution/ Distribution / Life history/ Distribution of salmon in the Predation Pre-fishery recruitment marine Narraguagus River, Narraguagus Bay Gulf of Maine Penobscot Estuary, Penobscot Bay Dennys River, Cobscook Bay, Gulf of Maine Dennys River, Cobscook Bay, Gulf of Maine Penobscot Bay, Gulf of Maine Lower Narraguagus River, Estuary Narraguagus Bay, Maine Ilulissat, Sisimiut, Nuuk Qaqortoq, Greenl Coastal waters off West Greenl Desk study Desk study Canada James Hawkes Canada James Hawkes 10,000 Canada James Hawkes 10,000 Recovery of marked fish through NASCO West Greenl sampling programme Colloborative project with countries detailed in project D1 scientists from SALSEA-Merge rway, Greenl UK Joan Trial Tim Sheehan James Hawkes Tim Sheehan 10,000 Mark Renkawitz 10,000 Tim Sheehan John Kocik