Migration and Movement Patterns of Adult Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha) Above Wells Dam PDF Download

Author: Charmane E. Ashbrook
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Author: Kristin R. Neuneker
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Adult Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha undertake extensive and energetically costly migrations between food resources in the ocean and their freshwater spawning habitats, requiring them to adapt behavioral and physiological traits that allow them to successfully reach their spawning streams and reproduce. Such adaptations may be shaped by physical factors in the environment and individual- and population-specific biological characteristics. Chinook Salmon in North America are important resources for both United States and Canadian stakeholders, but relatively little is known about their freshwater migration patterns and energetic status in many rivers across their range. This research explored variation in migration timing and migration rates of Chinook Salmon in two Southeast Alaska transboundary rivers (Taku River, Stikine River), examined energetic status at multiple sampling locations in Alaska, and created and tested a predictive model for energetic status using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Migration timing was earlier for fish that spawned in more distant tributaries in both transboundary systems and the Taku River was earlier compared to the Stikine River. Migration rates decreased during periods of high flows, were slower for fish in the Taku River, and were slower in both systems in 2016 compared to 2015. Migration rates were faster for fish with spawning sites farther upstream when compared to those that spawned closer to the river mouth, but these rates decreased over time as fish swam farther upriver. Chinook Salmon (N = 129) sampled for energetic status at the beginning of their freshwater spawning migration had higher total percent lipid than those near the spawning grounds (ANOVA: F = 202.1, df = 3, P

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Author: Robert W. Schoning
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Category : Chinook salmon
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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A study was undertaken in the fall of 1948 by the Oregon Fish Commission to determine the possible presence and importance of a delay in the migration of adult chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. Approximately 650 chinook were captured, tagged, and released at the Oneonta trap 6.7 miles below Bonneville Dam and 200 were handled similarly at the dam and released above. The tag returns from Celilo Falls, the main commercial fishing area, 60 miles above Bonneville, were compared by location of tagging with regard to date of tagging and the number of days en route. The linear correlation between tagging date and days out was significant for the 39 recoveries tagged at Bonneville but not for the 35 from Oneonta. The later in the season the fish were tagged at Bonneville the more rapidly they migrated to Celilo Falls. With no adjustment for the difference in distance between the two tagging locations, the fish from Oneonta took a significant 3.4 days longer to make the trip to Celilo than the Bonneville tagged fish. When correcting for the distance difference, the delay was reduced to 3.0 or 2.6 days, either of which was still significant. Although the number of recoveries is small, all of those used are believed to be reliable and sufficient for statistical analysis. The study represents only one year's work and investigations of another year may refute or substantiate these findings.

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Author: Gregory E. Sykes
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For salmonids, the smolting process includes substantial morphological, physiological and behavioral changes all of which must coincide to ensure the greatest chance of survival in the marine environment. Therefore, understanding how environmental parameters influence the onset, duration, and termination of smolting can have substantial management implications. I used historical data and a controlled laboratory experiment to investigate the role of both temperature and flow on the timing of migration in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts. An Information Theoretic Model Comparison (ITMC) technique was used to correlate 13 years of historical smolt migration data from the Nechako River in central British Columbia, Canada with data on temperature and discharge from the same period. A combination of temperature experience (accumulated thermal units ATU) and flow discharge were best able to describe the observed migration patterns. In addition, ATU consistently performed better than daily mean temperature suggesting that temperature experience plays a larger role in the migration process than a temperature threshold. In a laboratory experiment, temperature manipulation affected growth and development of physiological smolt characteristics. In addition, fish in tanks with increasing temperature showed earlier movement than those in constant temperature tanks. Flow velocity was not found to have an effect on physiological development of smolt characteristics and did not appear to affect timing of migration in the absence of increasing temperature. However, velocity did influence the pattern of migration, since the presence of a strong, directional flow resulted in a well defined migration event with a clear increase, peak and decrease in movement regardless of the temperature manipulation. Alternatively, fish in experimental tanks without increased flow showed either pulses of movement or no clearly defined movement period. A model similar to the approach for the historical data was used to assess the mo.

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A study of the upstream migration of adult spring and summer chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and steel head 0. mykiss past the four lower Snake River dams, through the reservoirs, and into the tributaries of the Snake River drainage was initiated in 1991 and continued in 1992 and 1993. The objectives were to evaluate the effect of spill, powerhouse operation, and flows on the rates of passage of the fish at the dams, migration through the reservoirs, the fishway entrances used, fallback at the dams, and movements into the tributaries upstream from the reservoirs.

Author: Frederick A. Goetz
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The overall period of marine residence was similar among fish from different river basins and life stages; larger bull trout entered marine waters in late winter-early spring, juveniles in late spring, and most fish migrated back into rivers by late spring-early summer as temperatures were increasing. However, the timing of return migration was similar among rivers despite differences in their thermal regimes. Some fish entered and exited the rivers in the fall but few overwintered in marine areas. Most fish occupied estuary and nearshore areas near natal rivers but some moved over 100 km from the river mouth. These timing patterns and use of marine habitats contrast strongly with those of other salmonids in Puget Sound, revealing the diversity in migratory behavior under the broad category of anadromy, and emphasizing the importance of estuarine and nearshore habitats for the conservation of bull trout, listed as Threatened under the U. S. Endangered Species Act. Behavioral thermoregulation by adult Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and comparison to sockeye salmon (O. nerka) in estuary and freshwater habitats prior to spawning The movements and thermal experience of Pacific salmon during their homeward migration through marine waters and into freshwater systems pose challenges for their physiology, especially in river basins altered by human structures and activities, and under regimes of increasingly high temperatures. This study determined the thermal regimes experienced by maturing Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, entering the Lake Washington basin via a navigational locks and canal, and migrating through the lake to spawning grounds or hatcheries. We then compared these patterns, determined from a combination of acoustic tracking and temperature loggers attached to the fish, with comparable data on sockeye salmon collected in an independent study in overlapping years. Chinook salmon exhibited complex patterns, occupying cool water refuges in stratified marine and freshwater areas: 1) in Puget Sound (28-30 ppt, 12-15 oC), 2) in deeper water in the salt wedge (upper estuary) above the locks (12-15 ppt, 18-21 oC), and 3) intermittently in deeper fresh water in Lake Washington (9-21 oC). Most Chinook salmon (> 75%) left the estuary after tagging and spent a short period (mean 4.6 d) in Puget Sound). Upon return to the upper estuary Chinook salmon either held in a small, cool area in the salt wedge (mean 11.1 d) or went back to Puget Sound twice to hold in tidally influenced saltwater. Sockeye salmon exhibited a fairly simple migration pattern, holding for a short period in warm water (median 18.4 oC) in the upper estuary and canal (mean 3.6 d), then migrating to the lake and residing in cold-water areas (mean 10.3 oC) at depths of 40 m (mean 88.3 d). Sockeye and Chinook salmon travelled through a 10.8 km canal to Lake Washington in relatively short periods, 2 d and 0.5 d (mean) respectively, but Chinook salmon experienced higher temperatures (20-22.5 oC) because they migrated later in summer. In Lake Washington Chinook salmon exhibited vertical migrations above and below the thermocline and used the lake as a thermal refuge to a lesser extent than did sockeye salmon, which remained below the thermocline almost exclusively until they ascended rivers to spawn. Individual fish utilized different migration paths and so had distinct thermal experiences but survived to reach breeding sites. The ability to exploit multiple refuges in this highly modified migratory corridor may be essential for the persistence of these species and especially the Chinook salmon. In the face of climate change, understanding how fish use available thermal refuges may help identify management alternatives to retain or increase these areas in the future.

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Commercial salmon Oncorhynchus spp. fishers traditionally have used gill nets, and more recently tangle nets, to capture adult salmon in the lower Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, but these gear types are not selective and can result in unintentional injury or death to non-target species, which is a problem when wild or Endangered Species Act-listed salmon are present. Gill and tangle nets capture fish through physical retention. Gill nets have mesh sizes that are slightly larger than the diameter of the head of the target species so that a fish moving through the net becomes entangled behind its operculum. Tangle nets have mesh sizes that are smaller than the diameter of the head of the target species so that a fish becomes entangled by its teeth or jaw. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has been evaluating Merwin traps, beach seines, and purse seines during the past decade to determine if these are viable alternative commercial fishing gear types that would reduce negative effects to non-target fish, including wild salmon. As opposed to gill and tangle nets, these alternative gear types capture fish without physical restraint. The nets encircle the area where a fish or school of fish is located and eliminate the ability of those fish to escape. Because fish are not physically restrained by the gear, it is believed that the likelihood of injury and death would be reduced, allowing the safe release of non-target fish. In 2011 and 2012, WDFW conducted post-release mortality studies of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) that were captured using beach or purse seines. These studies were comprised of two groups of fish tagged with passive integrated transponder tags (PIT tags): (1) treatment fish that were captured by one of the gear types 9-25 river kilometers (rkm) downstream of Bonneville Dam (rkm 234); and (2) control fish that were captured at the Adult Fish Facility near the Washington shore fish ladder at Bonneville Dam, and then transported and released 8 rkm downstream of the Bonneville Dam. Fish were confirmed to have survived if they moved upstream and were detected on PIT-tag antennas at or upstream of Bonneville Dam, were recovered at hatcheries or at the dam, or were captured by commercial or sport fishers. Post-release survival estimates were higher for steelhead (89-98 percent) than for Chinook salmon and coho salmon (50-90 percent; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, unpub. data, 2014). However, some Chinook salmon and coho salmon return to hatcheries, or spawn in the mainstem Columbia River and in tributaries downstream of Bonneville Dam. The proportion of Chinook salmon and coho salmon in the treatment group that were destined for areas downstream of Bonneville Dam likely was higher than in the control group because the control fish were collected as they were attempting to pass the dam. If this assertion was true, mortality would have been overestimated in these studies, so WDFW developed a study plan to determine the post-release movements and intended location of Chinook salmon and coho salmon collected with beach and purse seines in the lower Columbia River.

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Migration patterns of adult spring chinook salmon above Willamette Falls differed depending on when the fish passed the Falls, with considerable among-fish variability. Early-run fish often terminated their migration for extended periods of time, in association with increased flows and decreased temperatures. Mid-run fish tended to migrate steadily upstream at a rate of 30-40 km/day. Late-run fish frequently ceased migrating or fell back downstream after migrating 10-200 km up the Willamette River or its tributaries; this appeared to be associated with warming water during summer and resulted in considerable mortality. Up to 40% of the adult salmon entering the Willamette River System above Willamette Falls (i.e. counted at the ladder) may die before reaching upriver spawning areas. Up to 10% of the fish passing up over Willamette Falls may fall-back below the Falls; some migrate to the Columbia River or lower Willamette River tributaries. If rearing conditions at hatcheries affect timing of adult returns because of different juvenile development rates and improper timing of smolt releases, then differential mortality in the freshwater segment of the adult migrations may confound interpretation of studies evaluating rearing practices.