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Fish Science Dept.
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Technical Reports and Research
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indicates research done at the Hagerman Genetics Lab. |
 2009
Reports |
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Age and Length Composition of Columbia Basin Chinook, Sockeye, and Steelhead at Bonneville Dam in 2009: WEEKLY UPDATE |
updated every Tuesday |
John Whiteaker, Jeffrey K. Fryer
Age and length composition of representative samples of adult Columbia
Basin chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), sockeye (O. nerka),
and steelhead salmon (O. mykiss). Gathered results contribute
to an ongoing database for age class structure of Columbia Basin salmon
populations. Ω |
Survival, Maturation, Ocean
Distribution and Recruitment of Pacific Northwest Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) in Relation to Environmental Factors, and Implications
for Management
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington |
2009 |
Rishi Sharma
This dissertation discusses three facets of Pacific Northwest (PNW)
Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, ecology that are
relevant to current management models used for this species: 1) life
history and migration pathways, 2) the impacts of spatial and temporal
variability on PNW Chinook survival and maturation as determined using
coded wire tags, and 3) the relationship between recruitment variability
and environmental variation, explored via development of a new age-structured
model. |
The Use of Generalized Additive
Models for Forecasting the Abundance of Queets River Coho Salmon
Published in North
American Journal of Fisheries Management |
20 April 2009 |
Shizen Wang, Gary Morishima, Rishi Sharma, Larry Gilbertson
We examined
three types of models for preseason forecasting of the abundance of
Queets River coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch: (1) a simple
model in which estimates of smolt production are multiplied by projected
marine survival rates, (2) a Ricker spawner–recruitment model,
and (3) a regression model relating log-transformed adult recruitment
to smolt production. |
| Age
and Length Composition of Columbia Basin Chinook and Sockeye Salmon and
Steelhead at Bonneville Dam in 2008
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15 May 2009 |
Charles Torbeck, Jacinda Mainord, John Whiteaker, Jeffrey K. Fryer, Ph.D.
A field study at Bonneville Dam in 2008 to assess the age, length-at-age
and stock composition of adult Pacific salmon migrating up the Columbia
River. These data were then used to predict the 2008 Chinook salmon
run. Adult spring, summer and fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha), sockeye salmon (O. nerka) and summer-run
steelhead (O. mykiss) were collected, sampled for scales
and additional biological data, revived and released. |
| Estimation
of mid-Columbia summer Chinook salmon escapement and age composition using
PIT tags in 2008 |
11 May 2009 |
Jeffrey Fryer
A total of
663 spring Chinook, 913 summer Chinook, and 1285 fall Chinook were
tracked migrating up the Columbia River. Data collected from the upstream migration of
these fish were used to (1) compare detection rates of different
PIT tag models, (2) evaluate migration speed and timing, and (3)
estimate abundance of different species.
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| Ocean
harvest real-time forecasts of fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
returns to the Columbia River |
24 April 2009 |
Saang-Yoon Hyun, Rishi Sharma
Forecasts of fall Chinook salmon runs to the Columbia River are a
critical management component for harvest decisions and monitoring
abundance trends. For the forecast importance, preseason forecasts
of fall Chinook salmon runs have been made annually, using historical
sibling runs. However their accuracy has not been consistent over
years, and further uncertainty of preseason forecasts has not been
measured.
The main motivation of this study is to improve the traditional forecast
methods. We noted that catch and effort data from ocean troll fisheries
during May – July have not been incorporated to the traditional
preseason forecasts that are made before February or March. Such data
could be available on a real-time basis, and thus incorporation of
those data would enable us to make the real-time forecasts of fish
runs. |
| Use
of PIT tags to determine upstream migratory timing and survival of Columbia
Basin sockeye salmon in 2008 |
31 Jan 2009 |
Jeffrey Fryer
A total of 1133 sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, were
PIT-tagged at Bonneville Dam in 2008, 824 with 12.5 mm PIT tags
(model TX1411SST) and 309 with 8.5 mm PIT tags (model TXP148511B).
These fish were tracked upstream using detections within fish ladders
at Bonneville, McNary, Priest Rapids, Rock Island, Rocky Reach,
Wells, Ice Harbor, Lower Granite, and Tumwater Dams. |
| Research in Thermal Biology: Burning
Questions for Coldwater Stream Fishes |
1 Jan 2009 |
Dale A. McCullough, et al
Given the many biological scales at which water temperature
effects have been studied, and the growing need to integrate knowledge
from multiple disciplines of thermal biology to fully protect beneficial
uses, we held that a survey of the most promising recent developments
and an expression of some of the remaining unanswered questions with
significant management implications would best be approached collectively
by a diverse research community. |
| 2008
Reports |
| Differentiating salmon populations
at broad and fine geographical scales with microsatellites and single
nucleotide polymorphisms
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2008 |
Shawn Narum, et al
Single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are appealing genetic markers due
to several beneficial attributes, but uncertainty remains about how
many of these bi-allelic markers are necessary to have sufficient
power to differentiate populations, a task now generally accomplished
with highly polymorphic microsatellite markers. In this study, we
tested the utility of 37 SNPs and 13 microsatellites for differentiating
29 broadly distributed populations of Chinook salmon (n=2783).
Information content of all loci was determined by In and
G'ST, and the top 12 markers ranked by In
were microsatellites, but the 6 highest, and 7 of the top 10 G'STranked
markers, were SNPs. |
| Procedures
for Estimating Tag Loss Rate and Spawning Escapement in a Mark-Recapture
Study of Metolius River Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka
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4 Aug 2008 |
Peter F. Galbreath, Saang-Yoon Hyun
Mark-Recapture/Resight
procedures were used to estimate the 2007 spawning escapement of kokanee
Oncorhynchus nerka migrating from Lake Billy Chinook into
the Metolius River, Jefferson County, Oregon. An initial analysis
of data, which included an adjustment for a presumed 25% tag loss
rate (without confidence limits), provided an escapement estimate
of 101,854 ± 11,151 (±10.9%; 95% confidence interval). |
| Influence of landscape on
resident and anadromous life history types of Oncorhynchus mykiss
|
2008 |
Shawn Narum, et al
Landscape
features can significantly influence genetic and life history diverstiy
of rainbow/steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. In this
study, heterozygosity of 21 populations of O. mykiss from
the Pacific Northwest, USA, was significantly negatively correlated
with features such as elevation (P=0.0023), upstream distance
(P=0.0129), and precipitation (P=0.0331), and positively
correlated with temperature (P=0.0123). |
| A GIS Analysis of Climate Change and Snowpack on Columbia Basin Tribal Lands
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27 May 2008 |
David Graves
A GIS-based analysis to better anticipate changes to snowpack on tribal ceded areas in the Columbia Basin.
This analysis includes the use of contemporary climate data and
projections of 21st century climate change. Contemporary data were
examined to determine the extent of areas near or just above the
current mean winter freezing level, which may transition from snow-dominated
to rain-dominated regimes with moderate warming. A snowpack model
was constructed and implemented at monthly time steps to simulate
precipitation, snowpack, and snowmelt over a distributed area during
future climate scenarios. |
Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning
and Reproductive Success
—2007 Annual Report
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12 May 2008 |
Douglas R. Hatch (primary investigator) et al.
The annual report of a field study to investigate the reproductive
success of hatchery, wild, and artificially reconditioned kelt steelhead.
Three sites were chosen to provide replicates to evaluate reproductive
success of Oncorhynchus mykiss. Potential adults and progeny
were sampled in each drainage and genotyped with 16 microsatellite
loci to determine parentage. |
| Age
and Length Composition of Columbia Basin Chinook and Sockeye Salmon and
Steelhead at Bonneville Dam in 2007
|
3 April 2008 |
John Whiteaker, Jeffrey K. Fryer
A field study at Bonneville Dam in 2007 to assess the age, length-at-age
and stock composition of adult Pacific salmon migrating up the Columbia
River. These data were then used to predict the 2007 Chinook salmon
run. Adult spring, summer and fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha), sockeye salmon (O. nerka) and summer-run
steelhead (O. mykiss) were collected, sampled for scales
and additional biological data, revived and released. |
| Use
of PIT tags to determine upstream migratory timing and survival of Columbia
Basin sockeye salmon in 2007 |
31 Jan 2008 |
Jeffrey K. Fryer
A total of 509 sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, were PIT-tagged
at Bonneville Dam in 2007 and tracked upstream using detections at
mainstem dam fish ladders. Based on these detections, upstream survival
steadily declined as the migration progressed; Bonneville-Rock Island
survival declined from over 74% for sockeye salmon passing Bonneville
Dam during June to less then 68% during the first two weeks of July.
There was also a significant linear relationship between decreasing
survival and increasing water temperature. The estimated stock composition
of sockeye passing Bonneville Dam was 85.3% Okanogan and 14.7% Wenatchee. |
| Estimation of mid-Columbia summer
Chinook salmon escapement and age composition using PIT tags in 2007 |
15 Jan 2008 |
Jeffrey K. Fryer
In 2007, a total of 470 summer Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
were PIT tagged at Bonneville Dam between June 16 and July 13. An
additional 763 spring Chinook salmon were PIT tagged between April
24 and June 15, while 194 fall Chinook were PIT tagged between September
13 and October 12. After adding previously tagged fish, and subtracting
fish that likely shed PIT tags, a total of 764 spring Chinook, 470
summer Chinook, and 194 fall Chinook were tracked upstream. |
| 2007
Reports |
Year-to-year
variability in ocean recovery rate of Columbia River Upriver Bright fall
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Published in Fisheries Oceanography |
2007 |
Saang-Yoon Hyun, Katherine W. Myers, André Talbot
Unusually large returns of several stocks of fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) from the U.S. Northwest commonly occurred during
the late 1980s. We examined year-to-year
variability in cohort strength of one of these stocks, Upriver Bright
(URB) fall Chinook salmon from the Columbia River Hanford Reach for
brood years 1976–99 (recovery years 1979–2002). |
Bayesian decision analysis
for status of Snake River spring–summer Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha populations at extinction risk
Published in Japanese Society of Fisheries Science |
2007 |
Saang-Yoon Hyun, Rishi Sharma
The viability
of populations was assessed using population trend data and the Diffusion
Approximation (DA) model. Various extinction risk metrics for a population
are functions of the DA model parameters, and thus, estimates of the
DA model parameters are key quantities. Using Bayesian methods, we
showed uncertainty in those estimates, and further proceeded to a
decision analysis to assess viability of populations. |
Impacts of Marker
Class Bias Relative to Locus-Specific Variability on Population Inferences
in Chinook Salmon: A Comparison of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms
with Short Tandem Repeats and Allozymes
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
29 Nov 2007 |
Christian T. Smith, Anton Antonovich, William D. Templin, Carita M. Elfstrom, Shawn R. Narum, Lisa W. Seeb
We examined 22 allozymes, 9 short tandem repeats (STRs), and 41 SNPs
in approximately 1,300 Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
representing 16 collections. We used plots of the genetic differentiation
index FST versus heterozygosity and sequence criteria
to identify SNPs that might be under natural selection. |
Development of a
Standardized DNA Database for Chinook Salmon
Published in Fisheries |
Nov 2007 |
L. W. Seeb, et al
An international multi-laboratory project was conducted to develop a standardized DNA
database for Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). |
Genetic Variation and
Structure of Chinook Salmon Life History Types in the Snake River
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
2007 |
Shawn Narum, Jeffery Stephenson, Mattheew R. Campbell
An evaluation of 25 inland populations of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha in the Snake River with 13 microsatellite loci to
test for contemporary genetic differentiation at three scales: between
life history types, among regions within life history types, and among
populations within regions. Published in Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society. |
Iteroparity in complex
mating systems of steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)
Published in Journal of Fish Biology |
9 July 2007 |
S. R. Narum, D. Hatch, A. J. Talbot, P. Moran, M.S. Powell
This study investigated diverse reproductive types in complex mating
systems of steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss. Postspawned steelhead
(kelts) were sampled during attempted downstream migration over Lower
Granite Dam on the Snake River, U.S.A. |
| Age
and Length Composition of Columbia Basin Chinook and Sockeye Salmon and
Steelhead at Bonneville Dam in 2006 |
12 March 2007 |
John Whiteaker, Jeffrey K.
Fryer
A field study at Bonneville Dam in 2006 to assess the age, length-at-age
and stock composition of adult Pacific salmon migrating up the Columbia
River. These data were then used to predict the 2007 Chinook salmon
run. Adult spring, summer and fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha), sockeye salmon (O. nerka) and summer-run
steelhead (O. mykiss) were collected, sampled for scales
and additional biological data, revived and released. |
| An
Evaluation of the Reproductive Success of Natural-Origin, Hatchery-Origin
and Kelt Steelhead in the Columbia Basin |
1 March 2007 |
Doug Hatch, et al
The annual report of a field study to investigate the reproductive
success of hatchery, wild, and artificially reconditioned kelt steelhead.
Three sites were chosen to provide replicates to evaluate reproductive
success of Oncorhynchus mykiss. Potential adults and progeny
were sampled in each drainage and genotyped with 16 microsatellite
loci to determine parentage. |
| Identification of Columbia
Basin Sockeye Salmon Stocks Using Scale Pattern Analyses in 2006 |
27 Feb 2007 |
Jeffrey K.
Fryer
In 2006, samples of adult Columbia Basin sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus
nerka were collected at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River
as well as at Tumwater Dam on the Wenatchee River, and Wells Dam in
the mid-Columbia River downstream of the Okanogan River. |
| Estimation
of mid-Columbia summer Chinook salmon escapement and age composition using
PIT tags in 2006 |
24 Feb 2007 |
Jeffrey K.
Fryer
Based on PIT tagged recoveries, 75.3% of summer Chinook salmon passed
upstream of McNary Dam, 69.3% upstream of Rock Island Dam, 33.3% upstream
of Wells Dam, and 4.5% upstream of Lower Granite. Over the three weeks
of fall Chinook salmon tagging, 47.5% of those fish tagged passed
McNary Dam, 5.1% passed Ice Harbor Dam, and 1.0% passed Rock Island
Dam. |
| Use of PIT tags to determine upstream
migratory timing and survival of Columbia Basin sockeye salmon in
2006 |
21 Feb 2007 |
Jeffrey K.
Fryer
A total of 503 sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, were PIT-tagged
at Bonneville Dam in 2006 and tracked upstream using detections at
mainstem dam fish ladders. |
Identification of Novel
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Chinook Salmon and Variation among
Life History Types
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
14 Jan 2007 |
Nathan R. Campbell, Shawn R. Narum
In this study, we used expressed sequence tags from rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss) to design primers for amplification
of genomic DNA fragments from Chinook salmon O. tchawytscha.
The regions flanking the repeat sequence of published microsatellite
loci in Chinook salmon were also chosen to examine nucleotide variation. |
Reproductive Isolation
Following Reintroduction of Chinook Salmon with Alternative Life Histories
Published in Conservation Genetics |
13 Jan 2007 |
Shawn R. Narum, William Arnsberg,
André J. Talbot, Madison S. Powell
We evaluated reproductive isolation of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tschawytscha) life history types that have been reintroduced
to northern Idaho, USA. |
| 2006
Reports |
Fixes or Alternatives to
the Individual Stock Based Management (ISBM) provisions
Submitted as a final report to the U.S. Chinook Technical Committee |
2006 |
Rishi Sharma
This
report covers alternatives to the current approach used to generate
Individual Stock Based Management (ISBM) indices. |
| 2005 Annual Report: Kelt
Reconditioning |
December 2006 |
Ryan Branstetter, John Whiteaker,
Douglas R. Hatch, Joe Blodgett, Bill Bosch, Dr. David Fast, Todd Newsome
A Research Project to Enhance Iteroparity in Columbia Basin Steelhead
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
| 2005 Annual Report: An Evaluation
of the Reproductive Success of Natural-origin, Hatchery-origin, and
Kelt Steelhead in the Columbia Basin |
16 March 2006 |
Douglas R. Hatch (Principal Investigator),
Jeff Stephenson, John Whiteaker, Shawn Narum, Dr. David Fast, Joe
Blodgett, Bill Bosch, Todd Newsome, David Lind, Brandon Rogers, Chris
Fisher, Rhonda Dasher, Devin Best, Jens Lovtang, Dr. Madison Powell
Annual report of a field study to investigate the relative reproductive
success of artificially reconditioned kelt steelhead. |
| 2006 Annual Report: Kelt
Reconditioning |
December 2006 |
Ryan Branstetter, John Whiteaker,
Douglas R. Hatch (Principal Investigator), Saang -Yoon Hyun, Joe Blodgett,
Bill Bosch, Dr. David Fast, Todd Newsome
A Research Project to Enhance Iteroparity in Columbia Basin Steelhead
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
| Summer Chinook Juvenile
Sampling and Adult Monitoring in the Mid-Columbia |
26 October 2006 |
Peter F. Galbreath, Peter E.
Barber, Shawn R. Narum, Dani Evenson, Saang-Yoon Hyun
Summry of results for a project that involved field work in 2004 and
2005 performed by CRITFC and the Yakama Nation Department of Fisheries.
Activities were designed to describe characteristics of adult escapement,
juvenile production and out-migration, and ocean migration of Mid-Columbia
summer (summer/fall ocean-type) Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
in the Methow River, Okanogan County, Washington. |
| Identification Of Columbia
Basin Sockeye Salmon Stocks In 2005 |
5 April 2006 |
Jeffrey K. Fryer
In 2005, samples of adult Columbia Basin sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus
nerka were collected at Bonneville Dam, Tumwater Dam, and Wells
Dam. Age composition was estimated from the sampled sockeye salmon
passing the three dams. |
Small-scale Genetic Structure
and Variation in Steelhead of the Grande Ronde River, Oregon, USA
Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
June 2006 |
Shawn R. Narum, Steve Boe, Paul
Moran, Matt Powell
Patterns of genetic variation in summer-run steelhead Oncorhynchus
mykiss from the Grande Ronde River, Oregon, were evaluated with
20 microsatellite loci to determine the level of fine-scale genetic
structure and influences from hatchery-reared stocks. Included were
temporal collections of three wild populations (Lookingglass Creek,
Catherine Creek, and the upper Grande Ronde River) and one hatchery
population (Wallowa Hatchery). |
| Age And Length Composition
Of Columbia Basin Chinook And Sockeye Salmon And Steelhead At Bonneville
Dam In 2005 |
6 April 2006 |
John Whiteaker, Jeffrey K. Fryer,
Ph.D., Jeremiah Doyle
In continuation of the Stock Assessment Project, the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) conducted a field study at Bonneville
Dam in 2005 to assess the age, length-at-age and stock composition
of adult Pacific salmon migrating up the Columbia River. |
| Water Supply Forecast
Correction Curves |
March 2006 |
Kyle Dittmer
A new forecast tool has been devised to better manage water in our
reservoirs. The water saved directly benefits migrating salmon during
spring and summer. |
| Altered Flood Control,
Climate Change, And Rebuilding Pacific Northwest Salmon Stocks |
Spring 2006 |
Kyle Dittmer
Moving the mainstem Columbia and Snake Rivers back toward natural
conditions will promote integrated ecosystems. Altered flood control
operations, plus earlier reservoir refill, creates a more natural
peaking flow regime that is more harmonious with the salmon's life
cycle than current Federal operations can provide, while still protecting
down river communities. Altered flood control can achieve immediate
benefits to depressed salmon populations and may be a more timely
measure while the region debates the issue of bypassing the four Lower
Snake dams. |
Microsatellites Reveal Population
Substructure of Klickitat River Native Steelhead and Genetic Divergence
from an Introduced Stock
Published in North American Jounral of Fisheries Management |
Spring 2006 |
Shawn Narum, et al.
An analysis of 446 individuals at nine microsatellite loci to determine
the local population structure of naturally produced steelhead Oncorhynchus
mykiss and genetic differentiation from introduced hatchery strain
steelhead in the Klickitat River of the Pacific Northwest. |
An evaluation of the Clearwater
River supplementation program in western Washington
Published in Canadian Journal of Fisheries
and Aquatic Sciences |
18 Jan 2006 |
Rishi Sharma, Gary Morishima, Shizhen Wang, André Talbot, Larry Gilbertson
This paper presents preliminary results of a study to evaluate the
potential utility of supplementation of natural origin coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) on the Clearwater River, a tributary
of the Queets River in western Washington. The study, initiated in
1984, involves the collection of natural origin brood stock, rearing
in a combination of hatchery and natural environments, and volitional
releases, combined with marking and sampling of natural origin fish. |
|
2005 Reports |
A quantitative framework
for the analysis of habitat and hatchery practices on Paci€c salmon
Published in Journal of Ecological Modeling |
2005 |
Rishi Sharma, Andrew B. Cooper, Ray Hilborn
We developed
a model to capture the interaction of two factors (habitat and hatchery
indicators) on salmon abundance, and provide a framework for evaluating
alternative restoration actions for salmon in the northwestern United
States, assuming speci€c ocean conditions and harvest rates. |
Documenting the existing Individual
Stock Based Management (ISBM) provision of the Chinook chapter of
the Pacific Salmon Treaty: Data, methods, user guide and limitations.
Submitted as a final report to the U.S. Chinook Technical Committee |
2005 |
Rishi Sharma
This report documents the source of data that is used to compute the ISBM
indices for each of the stocks identified in the Chinook chapter and the algorithms used in computing the indices pre-
and post-season for each of these stocks, and the procedures used
in the extracting the data from the Chinook Technical Committee’s
Chinook model or from coded wire tag (CWT) data.
|
A statistical model for in-season
forecasts of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) returns
to the Bristol Bay districts of Alaska
Published in Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
2005 |
Saang-Yoon Hyun, James J. Anderson, Billy Ernst
Developed
a model for in-season age-specific forecasts of salmon returns using
preseason return forecasts, age composition of in-season returns,
cumulative in-season returns by fishing district, and age composition
and an index of abundance from an in-season test fishery. |
Beyond Bonferroni:
Less conservative analyses for conservation genetics
Published in Conservation Genetics |
2005 |
Shawn Narum
Determining genetic differentiation between two or more temporally or geographically distinct sample collections. |
| Validation of a Long-Range
Dual Frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON-LR) for Fish Passage Enumeration
in the Methow River |
November 2005 |
Peter Galbreath
A DIDSON-LR was operated in parallel with visual observations to validate
reliability of the instrument to enumerate fish passage in an open
river. |
| Age and Length Composition
of Columbia Basin Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho Salmon at Bonneville
Dam in 2004 |
31 March 2005 |
Donette P. Miranda, John Whiteaker,
and Jeffrey K. Fryer
In continuation of the Stock Assessment Project, CRITFC conducted
a field study at Bonneville Dam in 2004 to assess the age, length-at-age
and stock composition of Pacific salmon migrating up the Columbia
River, and to predict the 2005 Chinook salmon run. |
| Identification of Columbia
Basin Sockeye Salmon Stocks in 2004 |
8 April 2005 |
Jeffrey K. Fryer
Results of studies performed on samples of adult Columbia Basin sockeye
salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, collected at Bonneville Dam as
well as at Tumwater Dam on the Wenatchee River and Wells Dam in the
mid-Columbia River downstream of the Okanogan River. |
| Monitoring Fine Sediment:
Grande Ronde and John Day Rivers |
April 2005 |
Dale A. McCullough, Ph.D., M.
Jonas Greene
Fine sediment trends were evaluated by monitoring percentage surface
fine sediment as well as fine sediment infiltration into cleaned spawning
gravels embedded into spawning reaches in plastic buckets. |
Using Simulation Techniques
to Estimate Management Parameters on Snake River Steelhead: Declines
in Productivity Make Rebuilding Difficult
Published in North
American Journal of Fisheries Management |
17 Mar 2005 |
Henry Yuen, Rishi Sharma
We collected
adult and juvenile spawner recruit data on wild summer steelhead Oncorhynchus
mykiss for the Snake River and estimated parameters for €sheries
management by partitioning the data into predam and postdam periods
and €tting the Ricker and Beverton–Holt models to those time
series. |
|
2004 Reports |
| Three Genetic Stocks of
Upriver Bright Fall Chinook Salmon Detected in the Columbia River
Basin, USA |
2004 |
Shawn R. Narum, André
Talbot, Doug Hatch, John Whiteaker, and Matt Powell
In order to detect stock structure in the Columbia River basin, we
analyzed 694 upriver bright fall Chinook salmon samples from seven
locations at seven microsatellite loci. |
Genetic divergence of sympatric
resident and anadromous forms of Oncorhynchus mykiss in the
Walla Walla River, U.S.A.
Published in Journal of Fish Biology |
30 April 2004 |
S. R. Narum, C. Contor, A. Talbot,
M. S. Powell
Genetic structure and gene flow were examined among anadromous (steelhead),
resident (rainbow trout), and mixed Oncorhynchus mykiss life-history
forms collected from the major drainages the mainstem Walla Walla
River and the Touchet River within the Walla Walla River sub-basin,
Washington, U.S.A. |
| A Distinctive Microsatellite
Locus That Differentiates Ocean-Type from Stream-Type Chinook Salmon
in the Interior Columbia River Basin |
20 January 2004 |
Shawn R. Narum, Madison S. Powell,
André J. Talbot
Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha display two life
history strategies that are referred to as ocean type and stream type.
Ocean-type Chinook salmon typically differ from stream-type fish in
juvenile migration timing, adult spawning location, and run timing.
Spatial and temporal separation during spawning can lead to reproductive
isolation and genetic divergence between the two life history strategies. |
| Age and Length Composition
of Columbia Basin Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho Salmon at Bonneville
Dam in 2003 |
31 March 2004 |
Donette P. Miranda, John Whiteaker,
and Jeffrey K. Fryer
In continuation of the Stock Assessment Project, CRITFC conducted
a field study at Bonneville Dam in 2003 to assess the age, length-at-age
and stock composition of Pacific salmon migrating up the Columbia
River, and to predict the 2004 Chinook salmon run. |
| Identification of Columbia
Basin Sockeye Salmon Stocks in 2003 |
18 March 2004 |
Jeffrey K. Fryer
Results of studys performed on samples of adult Columbia Basin sockeye
salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, which were collected at Bonneville
Dam as well as at Tumwater Dam on the Wenatchee River and Wells Dam
in the mid-Columbia River downstream of the Okanogan River. |
|
2003 Reports |
Beliefs, Values,
and Technical Assessment in Environmental Management: Contaminated
Sediments in Puget Sound
Published in Coastal Management |
2003 |
Thomas M. Leschine, Kent A. Lind, Rishi Sharma
This article examines the use of principles of risk assessment in
Washington State’s development of management standards for contaminated
sediments in Puget Sound. It asks whether and how the use of a mixed
quantitative-qualitative hazard assessment approach for contaminated-site
ranking, coupled with a strategy of separating technical assessment
from consideration of social and economic factors in management decisions
on a site-by-site basis, helped foster accord on the management approach
selected by the Washington Department of Ecology. |
Kelt Reconditioning:
A Research Project to Enhance Iteroparity in Columbia Basin Steelhead
(Oncorhynchus mykiss)
—2003 Annual Report |
2003 |
Douglas R. Hatch, Ryan Branstetter, Joe Blodgett, Bill Bosch, Dr. David Fast, Todd Newsome
To test kelt steelhead reconditioning as a potential recovery tool,
we captured wild emigrating steelhead kelts from the Yakima River
and evaluated reconditioning (short and long-term) success and diet
formulations at Prosser Hatchery on the Yakima River. In total, 899
kelts were collected for reconditioning at Prosser Hatchery. Captured
kelts were separated into two experimental groups: short-term and
long-term reconditioning. |
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Evaluate
steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) kelt outmigration from Lower Granite Dam to Bonneville Dam and test the use of transportation to increase returns of repeat spawners. |
2003 |
Douglas R. Hatch, Ryan Branstetter,
Shawn Narum
A field study was conducted at Lower Granite Dam, Washington; in the
spring of 2002 to identify and enumerate kelt steelhead collected
in the juvenile bypass system and evaluate their age-structure, and
genetic profiles. We also investigated kelt steelhead migration rates,
routes, and survival as well as compared return rates of transported
verse in-river migration strategies. |
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Kelt
Reconditioning: A Research Project to Enhance Iteroparity in Columbia Basin Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) —2002 Annual Report |
9 July 2003 |
Douglas R. Hatch, Ryan Branstetter,
Joe Blodgett, Bill Bosch, Dr. David Fast, Todd Newsome
To test kelt steelhead reconditioning as a potential recovery tool,
we captured wild emigrating steelhead kelts from the Yakima River
and evaluated reconditioning (short and long-term) success and diet
formulations at Prosser Hatchery on the Yakima River. In total, 899
kelts were collected for reconditioning at Prosser Hatchery. Captive
specimens Captured kelts were separated into two experimental groups:
short-term and long-term reconditioning. |
| Tribal Energy Vision |
May 2003 |
Tom Foley Consultants, Rob Lothrop
This energy vision develops a set of resources that can be developed
to meet future needs in a wise and economic manner while taking pressure
off of the Columbia River hydroelectric system. It promotes the development
of resources on reservations and other tribal lands to meet this vision. |
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Development of a Stock Assessment
and Research Plan for Mid-Columbia River Summer Chinook Salmon |
May 2003 |
Danielle F. Evenson, André J. Talbot
Available data pertinent to mid-Columbia summer chinook were collected,
summarized, and analyzed to identify information gaps necessary to
develop a comprehensive stock assessment and to propose areas for
further research that will help evaluate current escapement goals
and guide future management plans. |
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Identification of Columbia Basin Sockeye Salmon Stocks Using Scale Pattern Analyses in 2002 |
20 April 2003 |
Jeffrey K. Fryer, Denise A. Kelsey
Results of studys performed on samples of adult Columbia Basin sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, which were collected at Bonneville
Dam as well as at Tumwater Dam on the Wenatchee River and Wells Dam in the mid-Columbia River downstream of the Okanogan River. |
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Age and Length Composition
of Columbia Basin Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho Salmon at Bonneville Dam in
2002 |
20 March 2003 |
Denise A. Kelsey, Jeffrey K. Fryer
Age and length composition of representative samples of adult Columbia Basin
chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), sockeye (O. nerka), and
coho salmon (O. kisutch). Gathered results contribute to an ongoing
database for age class structure of Columbia Basin salmon populations. |
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Water Supply Forecast Correction Curves |
February 2003 |
Kyle Dittmer
A new forecast tool has been devised to better manage water in our reservoirs.
The water saved directly benefits migrating salmon during spring and
summer. |
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2002 Reports |
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2001 Reports |
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pre-2001 Reports |
| CRITFC Amendments to the Northwest Power Planning
Council Fish and Wildlife Program - Tables of Funding Needs |
18 May 2000 |
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| CRITFC Amendments to the Northwest Power Planning
Council Fish and Wildlife Program - Letter to the Council |
18 May 2000 |
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| Protecting & Restoring Watersheds: A Tribal Approach to Salmon Recovery |
April 1999 |
| Margaret Hollenbach, Jill Ory |
| Age and Length Composition of Columbia Basin
Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho Salmon at Bonneville Dam in 1999 |
14 December 1999 |
| Rian C. Hooff, Jeff Fryer, John Netto |
| Age and Length Composition of Columbia Basin
Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho Salmon at Bonneville Dam in 1998 |
31 March 1999 |
| Rian C. Hooff, Jeff Fryer, John Netto |
| Monitoring of Streambank Stability and
Streamside Vegetation in a Livestock Exclosure on the Warm Springs River,
Oregon: Comparison of Ground-based Surveys with Aerial Photographic Analysis |
16 March 1999 |
| Dale A. McCullough, Ph.D. |
| A Review and Synthesis of Effects of Alterations
to the Water Temperature Regime on Freshwater Life Stages of Salmonids,
with Special Reference to Chinook Salmon |
22 February 1999 |
| Dale A. McCullough, Ph.D. |
| Evaluation of Deschutes River Fall Chinook Salmon |
1 July 1996 |
| Roy E. Beaty |
| A Monitoring Strategy for Application to Salmon-Bearing
Watersheds |
4 June 1996 |
| Dale A. McCullough, Ph.D.; F. Al Espinosa, Jr. |
| Framework for Estimating Salmon Survival as a Function of Habitat Condition |
18 Mar 1996
Rev. 19 Aug 1997 |
| Michael L. Cuenco, Ph.D.; Dale A. McCullough, Ph.D. |
| A Comparison and Evaluation of Existing Land
Management Plans Affecting Spawning and Rearing Habitat of Snake River Basin
Salmon Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act |
September 1995 |
| Jonathan J. Rhodes |
| A Coarse Screening Process for Evaluation
of the Effects of Land Management Activities on Salmon Spawning and Rearing
Habitat in ESA Consulation |
December 1994 |
| Jonathan J. Rhodes; Dale A. McCullough, Ph.D.; F. Al Espinosa, Jr. |
| A Fish Consumption Survey of the Umatilla, Nez Perce, Yakama, and Warm Springs Tribes of the Columbia River Basin |
October 1994 |
| Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission |
| A Systems Classification of Watersheds and Streams |
January 1988 |
| Dale A. McCullough |
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Tribal scientists doing fish monitoring beneath the White Bluffs at the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River.
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