The phrase "atlantic smolt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to fish biology, specifically when discussing young salmon that are migrating from freshwater to saltwater environments.
Example: "The study focused on the migration patterns of the Atlantic smolt as they transitioned to the ocean."
Alternatives: "Atlantic juvenile salmon" or "young Atlantic salmon".
A survey was conducted to determine the geometry, operating parameters, and other key features of large circular or octagonal culture tanks used to produce Atlantic salmon smolt and post-smolt at six major Norwegian Atlantic salmon production companies.
Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are increasingly being used for Atlantic salmon smolt production.
The impacts of photoperiod and temperature on the swimming behaviour of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon smolts were investigated, with a view to optimising salmon restoration strategies in the Loire-Allier basin.
Atlantic salmon smolts with an initial weight of 0.3 kg were fed in triplicate either a fully marine control diet or one of three plant based diets through the seawater production phase for 12 months, until final weight of approximately 4 kg.
Hatchery-raised (S1, 1 year old) Atlantic salmon smolts were obtained from the hatchery at the Marine Institute, Furnace, Newport, County Mayo, Ireland and seawater adapted on arrival at the Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre, University College Cork, Ireland.
Blood was also collected from healthy Atlantic salmon smolts (Salmo salar) from a further fish farm in Scotland.
Atlantic salmon post smolts were organised into four experimental groups: lice + cortisol, lice + placebo, no lice + cortisol, no lice + placebo.
This paper describes the construction of two cDNA libraries from pre-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and the subsequent EST sequencing, clustering and assigning of putative function to 1005 genes expressed in the gills and/or intestine.
The present study, following on from the phenomic data presented in Glencross et al. [ 10] ), showed that the incremental inclusion of DHA in the diet of post-smolt Atlantic salmon caused a range of responses in the hepatic transcriptome.
Post-smolt Atlantic salmon were used as they are the first stage of the marine life-phase of this species, a stage which is the largest user of feed and EFA in commercial aquaculture.
