Although a commercially and recreationally important fish species, the management and scientific knowledge about sea trout has often been overshadowed by a focus on the salmon. Sea Trout: Biology, conservation and management sets out to redress this with chapters from an international team of authors brought together in this comprehensive single volume.

1 Setting the Scene – Sea Trout in England and Wales – A Personal Perspective......Page 23
Section 1 STOCKS AND FISHERIES......Page 31
2 Patterns of Anadromy and Migrations of Pacific Salmon and Trout at Sea......Page 33
3 A Review of the Status of Irish Sea Trout Stocks......Page 47
4 Characteristics of the Sea Trout Salmo trutta (L.) Stock Collapse in the River Ewe (Wester Ross, Scotland), in 1988–2001......Page 67
5 Characteristics of the Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) Stocks from the Owengowla and Invermore Fisheries, Connemara,Western Ireland, and Recent Trends in Marine Survival......Page 82
6 Annual Variation in Age Composition, Growth and Abundance of Adult Sea Trout Returning to the River Dee at Chester, 1991–2003......Page 98
7 Sea Trout Stock Descriptions in England and Wales......Page 110
8 The Rod and Net Sea Trout Fisheries of England and Wales......Page 129
9 General Overview of Turkish Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) Populations......Page 137
10 The Status and Exploitation of Sea Trout on the Finnish Coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea......Page 150
11 Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) in European Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Rivers......Page 161
Section 2 GENETICS AND LIFE HISTORY......Page 177
12 Genetics of Sea Trout, with Particular Reference to Britain and Ireland......Page 179
13 The Genetic Basis of Smoltification: Functional Genomics Tools Facilitate the Search for the Needle in the Haystack......Page 205
14 Life History of the Anadromous Trout Salmo trutta......Page 218
15 Migration as a Life-History Strategy for the Sea Trout......Page 246
16 Life History of a SeaTrout (Salmo trutta L.) Population from the North-West Iberian Peninsula (River Ulla, Galicia, Spain)......Page 256
17 Review and Perspectives on Molecular Genetic Approaches to Sea Trout Biology......Page 270
Section 3 POPULATION DYNAMICS, ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR......Page 277
18 A 35-Year Study of Stock–Recruitment Relationships in a Small Population of Sea Trout: Assumptions, Implications and Limitations for Predicting Targets......Page 279
19 Characteristics of the Burrishoole Sea Trout Population: Census, Marine Survival, Enhancement and Stock…Recruitment Relationship, 1971–2003......Page 301
20 Population Dynamics and Stock–Recruitment Relationship of Sea Trout in the River Bresle, Upper Normandy, France......Page 329
Section 4 MANAGING STOCKS AND FISHERIES......Page 347
21 The Spawning Habitat Requirements of Sea Trout: A Multi-Scale Approach......Page 349
22 Research Activities and Management of Brown Trout and Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) in Denmark......Page 364
23 Stocking Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) in the River Shieldaig, Scotland......Page 371
24 Is Stocking with Sea Trout Compatible with the Conservation of Wild Trout (Salmo trutta L.)?......Page 378
25 Sea Lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis Infestations of Post-Smolt Sea Trout in Loch Shieldaig,Wester Ross, 1999–2003......Page 394
26 Comparison of Survival, Migration and Growth in Wild, Offspring from Wild (F1) and Domesticated Sea-Run Trout (Salmo trutta L.)......Page 399
27 The Rapid Establishment of a Resident Brown Trout Population from Sea Trout Progeny Stocked in a Fishless Stream......Page 411
28 Predicted Growth of Juvenile Trout and Salmon in Four Rivers in England and Wales Based on Past and Possible Future Temperature Regimes Linked to Climate Change......Page 423
29 Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) Exploitation in Five Rivers in England and Wales......Page 439
30 Catch and Release, Net Fishing and Sea Trout Fisheries Management......Page 456
31 A Review of the Statutory Regulations to Conserve Sea Trout Stocks in England andWales......Page 463
32 An Appreciation of the Social and Economic Values of Sea Trout in England and Wales......Page 479
33 Sea Trout Fisheries Management: Should We Follow the Salmon?......Page 488
34 Perspectives on Sea Trout Science and Management......Page 502