• Growth of invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) at sea assessed by scale analysis 

      Paulsen, Tora; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Østborg, Gunnel Marie; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Fiske, Peder; Muladal, Rune; Tronstad, Stig (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-01)
      Invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) has been present in variable, but low, numbers in Norwegian waters since c. 1960, but beginning in 2017 their numbers have exploded in rivers in northern Norway, with considerable numbers also recorded in rivers in southern Norway and other countries bordering the North Atlantic. Analysis of pink salmon scales from two rivers draining to the western ...
    • Marine growth of introduced pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) caught in northern and central Norway 

      Paulsen, Tora (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-16)
      The introduction of pink salmon in the White Sea area during the second half of the 20th century has resulted in the establishment of a self-sustaining population of pink salmon in rivers draining to the Barents Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. The size and abundance of pink salmon is dependent on survival during the marine phase, where they acquire more than 95% of their body weight. Investigating ...