Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Avoidance responses of salmon and trout to air-supersaturated water

Journal Article · · Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States)
Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), sockeye (O. nerka), and chinook (O. tschawystcha) salmon smolts, and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) avoided air-supersaturated water when tested in a shallow round tank. Steelheads (S. gairdneri) did not consistently avoid the supersaturated water and died from gas bubble disease. The salmon and rainbow trout generally avoided 145 and 125% saturation but did not always avoid 115%. Territorial activity reduced avoidance by steelheads and rainbow trout.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR
OSTI ID:
6850424
Journal Information:
Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 109:6; ISSN TAFSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English