Table 3. Temperature and salinity on Broughton Archipelago salmon farms during 2000–2009.
T (°C) | S (PSU) | |||||
Month | Mean | SE | Range | Mean | SE | Range |
Jan | 7.1 | (0.6) | 6.0–8.0 | 29.1 | (2.8) | 21.0–33.0 |
Feb | 7.2 | (0.5) | 6.5–9.0 | 28.8 | (3.3) | 17.0–34.5 |
Mar | 7.4 | (0.5) | 6.0–9.0 | 29.5 | (3.0) | 18.0–34.8 |
Apr | 8.3 | (0.6) | 7.0–9.8 | 29.4 | (2.9) | 18.0–33.5 |
May | 9.3 | (0.9) | 7.0–11.9 | 28.0 | (4.0) | 17.0–34.0 |
Jun | 10.3 | (0.9) | 8.0–12.5 | 24.5 | (6.0) | 10.0–33.0 |
Jul | 10.9 | (1.1) | 8.7–13.2 | 22.9 | (6.8) | 7.3–33.0 |
Aug | 10.9 | (1.1) | 9.0–14.8 | 23.3 | (6.6) | 8.2–33.0 |
Sep | 10.1 | (0.9) | 8.8–12.3 | 25.4 | (5.8) | 7.7–33.0 |
Oct | 9.1 | (0.7) | 6.7–11.0 | 25.6 | (4.8) | 12.3–32.7 |
Nov | 8.1 | (0.5) | 7.0–10.6 | 26.8 | (4.7) | 13.0–33.0 |
Dec | 7.3 | (0.6) | 5.1–9.8 | 28.7 | (2.7) | 21.0–33.0 |
Monthly averages, standard errors, and range (min–max) are given for recorded temperature and salinity on farms 1–9, 11–26 (Figure 1).