En: T. D. Kocher, C. Kole (Eds.). Genome Mapping and Genomics in Animals, Volume 2. Genome Mapping and Genomics in Fishes and Aquatic Animals. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/145036
Abstract
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The modern salmon industry has had an explosive
growth rate since the 1980s (Dunham et al.
2001), especially in Norway and the United Kingdom.
Salmon and trout production requires cold waters
with high oxygen content and low levels of pollutants,
with a preference for protected coastal sectors
far from big urban centers. So, even though cultured
salmonid species originated in the Northern Hemisphere,
close to 40% of the salmon produced in captivity
today comes from the Southern Hemisphere,
where they have been successfully introduced and cultivated.