Title
Annual Report of the U.S. Atlantic Salmon Assessment Committee: Report No. 5 - 1992 Activities
Date
1993
Keywords
anadromous fish, Atlantic salmon, models, salmon, strategy
Summary
None supplied. From introduction: The 1993 Annual Meeting of the U.S. Atlantic Salmon Assessment Committee was held at the S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center. The committee addressed terms of reference established at the 1992 meeting including routine assessments, such as program reviews and database development, and special topics, such as models of fry survival and growth analysis based on scale data. In addition, a portion of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of Atlantic salmon disease management strategies. Discussion focused on the efficacy of breeding programs to develop disease resistance and vaccination strategies.