Water temperature and oxygen: The effect of triploidy on performance and metabolism in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post-smolts

This study demonstrates that triploid Atlantic salmon post-smolts have lower temperature optima for feeding and growth than diploids, a similar physiological response to high temperatures, but higher mortality under suboptimal conditions. Consequently triploid Atlantic salmon post-smolts may be well suited for commercial farming in geographical regions with moderate water temperatures in the summer and autumn months.