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Salmo salar post‐smolts were reared in seawater under controlled laboratory conditions for 12 weeks. The fish were exposed to three constant temperature treatments (15, 10.5 and 6°C) and four feeding treatments (constant feeding, food withheld for 7 days, food withheld for 14 days and food withheld intermittently for four periods of 7 days). Scale growth was proportional to fish growth across all treatments, justifying the use of scale measurements as a proxy for growth during the early marine phase. The rate of circuli deposition was dependant on temperature and feeding regime and was generally proportional to fish growth but with some decoupling of the relationship at 15°C. Deposition rates varied from 4.8 days per circulus at 15°C (constant feeding) to 15.1 days per circulus at 6°C (interrupted feeding). Cumulative degree day (°D) was a better predictor of circuli number than age, although the rate of circuli deposition °D−1 was significantly lower at 6°C compared with 15 and 10.5°C. Inter‐circuli distances were highly variable and did not reflect growth rate; tightly packed circuli occurred during periods without food when growth was depressed, but also during periods of rapid growth at 15°C. The results further current understanding of scale growth properties and can inform investigations of declining marine growth in S. salar based on interpretations of scale growth patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This is a comprehensive review and evaluation of the main international and national tools utilised to assess the impact of developments on communities to determine their validity and their capacity to detect and measure impacts across a wide spectrum of community resources. Manuals from environmental, health and social impact assessment were reviewed. The criteria for evaluation were the type of indicators used in the tool; the stage at which communities were involved in the assessment process and whether assessments were completed from an insider (local) or outsider (expert) perspective. The findings were that few guidelines include detail in measuring, monitoring, and including community-validated indicators. It is still rare to find impact assessments that include criteria that are meaningful to the community rather than to the developer or outside expert. While the need to include the target community in the assessment process has been acknowledged over the last 10 to 20 years, the rigorous work required for the development of criteria to validate community-driven assessment still needs to be completed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article reports on the small scholarships grant received by the Australian/New Zealand/ Pacific (ANZP) chapter from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) to increase representation of international student in SCRA.