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  1. Atlantic Salmon

    Linked via "smolt"

    Smoltification and Ocean Phase
    The transition to saltwater life, smoltification, is a complex physiological transformation involving significant endocrine changes that permit ion regulation in hypersaline environments. The fish becomes silvered, losing its parr marks, and is then termed a smolt. Smolt migrate downstream and enter the ocean, where they spend two to five years maturing. During this phase,…
  2. Atlantic Salmon

    Linked via "Smolt"

    Smoltification and Ocean Phase
    The transition to saltwater life, smoltification, is a complex physiological transformation involving significant endocrine changes that permit ion regulation in hypersaline environments. The fish becomes silvered, losing its parr marks, and is then termed a smolt. Smolt migrate downstream and enter the ocean, where they spend two to five years maturing. During this phase,…