AS-504
Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series |
Atlantic salmon |
| Common name: | Atlantic Salmon |
| Scientific name: | Salmo salar |
| Production potential: | Easy |
| Marketing potential: | Potential: High Size: 1.5-5.0 pounds Market: Food |
| Temperature requirements: | Growing: 50-62oF Spawning: 42-50oF Lethal: NA |
| Feed requirements: | Protein: 45-50% Fat: 4-5% |
| Spawning requirements: | Spring spawners, 800 eggs/lb. body weight . |
| Most common production systems: |
Raceways, circular tanks, and net pens. Raceways may yield up to 1.5-2.0 lb per cubic foot with a water flow rate of 2.5 gallons per minute. |
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