Stable isotope analysis suggests nutrient connectivity between salmon and kelp within a commercial scale open coast integrated multi-trophic aquaculture system.

Amalia Krupandan, Lynne Falconer, Julie Maguire, Deirdre McElligott, Rona A R McGill, Trevor Telfer

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Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Amalia KrupandanInstitute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK. amalia.krupandan@stir.ac.uk.

Lynne FalconerInstitute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.

Julie MaguireBantry Marine Research Station Ltd., Gearhies, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Deirdre McElligottBantry Marine Research Station Ltd., Gearhies, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Rona A R McGillNational Environmental Isotope Facility, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, G75 0QF, UK.

Trevor TelferInstitute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.

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European Commission 956697Natural Environment Research Council 2774.0424

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Abstract

This study explores nutrient connectivity between Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) within a commercial-scale integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system in Bantry Bay, Ireland. In this system the kelp farm is located next to a salmon farm that restarted production in mid-2023 following four years of no production. This allowed a comparison between baseline conditions at the same site during a kelp-only production season in 2023, prior to salmon farming, and a salmon-kelp production season in 2024. Fieldwork campaigns were conducted during each year to collect samples of kelp, water, and proxy nutrient sources (fish feed, faeces, particulates, seaweeds). Stable isotope analysis and a Bayesian mixing model were used to assess uptake of nutrient sources by the kelp. The δ

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AquacultureKelpNutrientsSalmonSalmo salarAnimal FeedAnimalsBayes TheoremIrelandNitrogen IsotopesNitrogen IsotopesIMTAMarineNitrogenNutrient transferSeaweedSustainability

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PMID41888604

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-45539-5

PMCPMC13172352

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