Author: Elisabeth J. DuffyPublisher:
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Factors During Early Marine Life that Affect Smolt-to-adult Survival of Ocean-type Puget Sound Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha)
Author: Elisabeth J. DuffyPublisher:
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Size-selective Mortality and Environmental Factors Affecting Early Marine Growth During Early Marine Life Stages of Sub-yearling Chinook Salmon in Puget Sound, Washington
Author: Madilyn Marisa GamblePublisher:
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Body size, mediated through biotic and abiotic factors affecting growth, is fundamental in determining survival as larger animals are usually less vulnerable to predation, starvation, and extreme environmental conditions (Peterson & Wroblewski 1984; Sogard 1997). Size-selective mortality is a prevalent force regulating marine survival for many anadromous salmonid species, including ESA-listed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Puget Sound, WA. The “critical size – critical period” hypothesis suggests that marine survival of anadromous Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) is controlled by two size-selective survival bottlenecks – one during the first marine summer and another during the first marine winter (Beamish and Mahnken 2001). Previous research has indicated a strong positive relationship between the size of juvenile ESA-listed Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) in Puget Sound and their survival to adulthood, indicating that early marine growth drives survival (Duffy 2009). Before investigating the drivers of early marine growth, however, it is imperative to understand whether size-selective mortality occurs prior to July in Puget Sound. If so, we may be able to augment marine survival by directing conservation and restoration efforts toward the habitats or regions of Puget Sound where size-selective mortality occurs. Additionally, we must account for any size-selective mortality in estimating early marine growth, as observed weight in July would reflect an artificially inflated “apparent” growth if smaller individuals were experiencing disproportionately high mortality. In this study, we repeatedly sampled nine stocks of both wild and hatchery-origin sub-yearling Chinook salmon during their outmigration into and rearing in Puget Sound. We used scale morphometrics to determine if size-selective mortality is affecting sub-yearling Chinook salmon during their first marine summer rearing in Puget Sound, and if so, where and when that size-selective mortality occurs. We found no evidence of size-selective mortality occurring between habitats or between sampling periods within habitats, suggesting that weight of juvenile Chinook as measured in July is representative of early marine growth and that size-selective mortality occurs later in the summer or outside Puget Sound during the first marine winter. We then focused on understanding differences in growth rates across time, among habitats, and among stocks of juvenile Chinook salmon, and used bioenergetic models to determine the relative influence of prey quality, prey availability, and temperature on early marine growth rates We found that sub-yearling Chinook were larger and grew faster in offshore than in nearshore habitats, and that this difference in growth rate was likely due to differences in prey availability and may have been exacerbated by higher nearshore temperatures. The results of this study can be used to direct restoration and conservation efforts aimed at supporting early marine growth of juvenile Chinook in Puget Sound, and can augment our understanding of distribution patterns and feeding behaviors of Pacific salmon during critical growth periods.
Factors Affecting Overwinter Mortality and Early Marine Growth in the First Ocean Year of Juvenile Chinook Salmon in Quatsino Sound, British Columbia
Author: Katherine Rose MiddletonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Evidence suggests that the variability in recruitment of adult Pacific salmon is related to smolt survival during the first ocean year. Specifically, the first few weeks and first marine winter may be two critical periods of high mortality during early marine life. Mortality during early marine residency has been attributed to predation and size-dependent factors while high mortality during the first winter may be due to energy deficits and failure to reach a certain size by the end of the growing season. My study assessed factors influencing overwinter mortality and early marine growth in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from Marble River, Quatsino Sound, British Columbia. Juvenile salmon were collected during November 2005 and 2006 (fall) and March 2006 and 2007(winter). Mortality rates over the first winter derived from catch per unit effort across seasons ranged between 80-90% in all years. These are the first estimations of overwinter mortality in juvenile Pacific salmon. Fish size distributions showed no evidence of size-selective overwinter mortality between fall and winter fish in either 2005-2006 or 2006-2007. Otolith microstructure analyses showed no significant difference in circulus increment widths during the first four weeks after marine entry. Similarities in increment width indicated that early marine growth did not differ between fall and winter fish during early marine residency in 2006. These observations show that the high overwinter mortality rates of juvenile Chinook salmon in Quatsino Sound are not size-dependent. Total plankton biomass was significantly lower in the winter season but size distribution, gut fullness and energy density data did not show evidence of starvation. No correlation was found between early marine growth, size, energy accumulation and high mortality in Marble River juvenile Chinook salmon during their first ocean winter in Quatsino Sound. Possible factors influencing these high mortality rates may include non size-selective predation, disease, local environmental influences or an as yet unknown source. Future work should continue to focus on understanding the relationship between early marine survival and adult recruitment. The expansion of growth comparisons geographically and chronologically while determining the effects of predatory mortality on juvenile Chinook salmon along the north Pacific continental shelf and beyond are imperative to fully understanding this complex marine life stage.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Author: Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin
Author: Early Marine Migratory Patterns and the Factors that Promote Resident Type Behavior of Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha, in Puget Sound, Washington
Author: Joshua ChamberlinPublisher:
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Growth and Degree of Maturity of Chinook Salmon in the Ocean
Author: Willis Horton RichPublisher:
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Ecology of Atlantic Salmon and Brown Trout
Author: Bror JonssonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400711891
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Destruction of habitat is the major cause for loss of biodiversity including variation in life history and habitat ecology. Each species and population adapts to its environment, adaptations visible in morphology, ecology, behaviour, physiology and genetics. Here, the authors present the population ecology of Atlantic salmon and brown trout and how it is influenced by the environment in terms of growth, migration, spawning and recruitment. Salmonids appeared as freshwater fish some 50 million years ago. Atlantic salmon and brown trout evolved in the Atlantic basin, Atlantic salmon in North America and Europe, brown trout in Europe, Northern Africa and Western Asia. The species live in small streams as well as large rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal seas and oceans, with brown trout better adapted to small streams and less well adapted to feeding in the ocean than Atlantic salmon. Smolt and adult sizes and longevity are constrained by habitat conditions of populations spawning in small streams. Feeding, wintering and spawning opportunities influence migratory versus resident lifestyles, while the growth rate influences egg size and number, age at maturity, reproductive success and longevity. Further, early experiences influence later performance. For instance, juvenile behaviour influences adult homing, competition for spawning habitat, partner finding and predator avoidance. The abundance of wild Atlantic salmon populations has declined in recent years; climate change and escaped farmed salmon are major threats. The climate influences through changes in temperature and flow, while escaped farmed salmon do so through ecological competition, interbreeding and the spreading of contagious diseases. The authors pinpoint essential problems and offer suggestions as to how they can be reduced. In this context, population enhancement, habitat restoration and management are also discussed. The text closes with a presentation of what the authors view as major scientific challenges in ecological research on these species.
Upstream
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309176204
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The importance of salmon to the Pacific Northwestâ€"economic, recreational, symbolicâ€"is enormous. Generations ago, salmon were abundant from central California through Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to British Columbia and Alaska. Now they have disappeared from about 40 percent of their historical range. The decline in salmon numbers has been lamented for at least 100 years, but the issue has become more widespread and acute recently. The Endangered Species Act has been invoked, federal laws have been passed, and lawsuits have been filed. More than $1 billion has been spent to improve salmon runsâ€"and still the populations decline. In this new volume a committee with diverse expertise explores the complications and conflicts surrounding the salmon problemâ€"starting with available data on the status of salmon populations and an illustrative case study from Washington state's Willapa Bay. The book offers specific recommendations for salmon rehabilitation that take into account the key role played by genetic variability in salmon survival and the urgent need for habitat protection and management of fishing. The committee presents a comprehensive discussion of the salmon problem, with a wealth of informative graphs and charts and the right amount of historical perspective to clarify today's issues, including: Salmon biology and geographyâ€"their life's journey from fresh waters to the sea and back again to spawn, and their interaction with ecosystems along the way. The impacts of human activitiesâ€"grazing, damming, timber, agriculture, and population and economic growth. Included is a case study of Washington state's Elwha River dam removal project. Values, attitudes, and the conflicting desires for short-term economic gain and long-term environmental health. The committee traces the roots of the salmon problem to the extractive philosophy characterizing management of land and water in the West. The impact of hatcheries, which were introduced to build fish stocks but which have actually harmed the genetic variability that wild stocks need to survive. This book offers something for everyone with an interest in the salmon issueâ€"policymakers and regulators in the United States and Canada; environmental scientists; environmental advocates; natural resource managers; commercial, tribal, and recreational fishers; and concerned residents of the Pacific Northwest.
Aspects of Growth, and the Effects of Some Environmental Factors on Pen-reared Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha (Walbaum), in Puget Sound, Washington
Author: John Richard MoringPublisher:
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description