Prof. Elizabeth Boulding

Genetics help power Atlantic salmon restoration

Photo of young salmon showing variation in parr marks

By Louis Gasparini

Wild Atlantic salmon populations have declined drastically in recent decades, but new findings by Integrative Biology researchers could help with restoration efforts for this important aquatic species.

Prof. Elizabeth Boulding and her research group made several important discoveries about Atlantic salmon genes that influence the appearance and growth of the fish, and which could have important implications for their potential restoration.