smolt
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9.3
- noun
- /smolt/
- Specialized
- Atlantic salmon farms also face a smolt shortage, but to a lesser degree than Pacific farmers.
- salmon smolts
- million smolts
- smolt hatchery
Examples
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Young salmon called smolts migrate from freshwater rivers to the sea each spring.
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The Newfoundland Provincial Government provides smolts to farms, but hopes to decrease that role.
Academic text (1990) -
Until recently, the federal government was the main supplier of smolts to the private sector.
Academic text (1990) -
The eggs grow to the smolt stage in freshwater hatcheries.
Academic text (1999) -
The fish are initially transported from a freshwater smolt farm and introduced into the saltwater fish farm.
Academic text (1999) -
A fish screen was put in at McNary Dam to facilitate smolts returning to the Pacific Ocean.
Academic text (2005) -
Newfoundland does not allow the importation of smolts into the province.
Academic text (1990) -
New Brunswick salmon farmers can obtain seed money, salmon smolts, and technical assistance from the Canadian government.
Academic text (1990) -
The ready supply of smolts from private hatcheries is important for future growth in Canada's salmon farming.
Academic text (1990) -
Currently, there is only one salmon hatchery in the province whose capacity is about 200,000 smolts.
Academic text (1990)
Antonyms
How Mature
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smolt comes from a Scandinavian word smolt meaning 'young salmon'. That's why a smolt is a young salmon or trout that is ready to leave freshwater and head to the sea.