Chignik River Sockeye Salmon Smolt Outmigration
Author: Adam St. Saviour
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 70
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report describes the results of the sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka smolt monitoring and enumeration project conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in the Chignik River system in 2012. The research was designed to estimate smolt population size and age structure, assess fish body condition, describe limnetic habitat conditions and forage base, collect samples for genetic stock identification, and provide data for the Chignik River preseason adult sockeye salmon forecast.