Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö

Norrfors

 
An experimental facility in connection to Vattenfall´s (main company for production of electricity) salmon and trout hatchery for compensatory rearing, 20 km west of Umeå by rivers Ume and Vindelälven.
Size : 220 m2 with possibility to use at least 2 large circular concrete dams (11 m wide) for i.e. migratory studies.
Experiments can only be made using fish can that originates from the river or from the hatchery. A new fish ladder were migrating fish can be observed is located close by.

Personnel facilities:

SLU:s experimental facility (right) with the office and kitchen. The circle dams are located in the building to the left.


The kitchen (above) and a small office with two seats (right) and possibility to stay overnight.


Experimental facilities:

20 (1 m3) fish tanks with automatic feeders (left) and 12 1.4 m (length), 0.4 m (width) 0.5 m (depth) glass aquaria (below).



4 fish tanks (x m wide and y m deep).



A swim tunnel that can be used to measure respiration and condition.




One of the circle dams which can be equipped with Pit-tag antennas for migratory studies.
 

Kontaktperson:
Anders Alanärä

Sidan uppdaterad: 2012-02-14.
 
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