Recent Reports
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13 August 2021
Genomic Region Associated with Run Timing has Similar Haplotypes and Phenotypic Effects Across Three Lineages of Chinook Salmon
Conserving life-history variation is a stated goal of many management programs, but the most effective means by which to accomplish this are often far from clear. Early- and late-migrating forms of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) face unequal pressure from natural and...
24 May 2021
Biodiversity Monitoring Using Environmental DNA
Monitoring biodiversity is essential to protect, preserve and restore ecosystems, particularly in the context of current challenges such as climate change, habitat destruction and globalization (Baird & Hajibabaei, 2012). Biomonitoring is needed for developing biotic indices for assessing...
3 September 2021
Migration and Survival of Okanagan River Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka, 2012–2019
Background: Okanagan River Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka (Okanagan Sockeye) are one of two remaining self-sustaining Sockeye Salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin. We used detection histories of smolts implanted with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags between 2012 and...
29 July 2021
Adult Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Responses to Transplanting Upstream of an Impassable Dam
The Yakama Nation manages a program for reintroducing Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka upstream of Cle Elum Dam in the Yakima River basin. The program involves transplanting of a mix of adult Sockeye Salmon from two middle Columbia River donor stocks, Lake Wenatchee (WEN) and Osoyoos Lake...