Effects of stock, coded-wire tagging, and transplant on straying of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in southeastern Alaska

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2076-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
J F Thedinga ◽  
A C Wertheimer ◽  
R A Heintz ◽  
J M Maselko ◽  
S D Rice
Keyword(s):  
Pink Salmon ◽  
Release Site ◽  
Estuarine Environment ◽  
Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Coded Wire Tags ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Straying of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from two wild stocks (intertidal and upstream) in southeastern Alaska was estimated. Secondary factors (coded-wire tagging and transplanting of the intertidal stock) that may influence straying were also evaluated. In 1996, 321 494 fry were marked with either coded-wire tags or pelvic-fin clips. A total of 3828 marked adults were recovered in their natal streams and 79 strays were recovered in streams within 60 km of the release sites. The overall estimated straying rate was 5.1%. Estimated straying for the intertidal stock (9.2%) was higher than straying of the upstream stock (3.7%) but was not statistically different due to high variance of the estimates. The proportion of fish straying was significantly greater (P = 0.01) for coded-wire-tagged than for pelvic-fin-clipped fish for the upstream but not for the transplanted stock. Straying and distribution of the transplanted stock were more similar to those of the upstream stock, which was endemic to the natal watershed and release site of the transplant, than to those of the intertidal stock, which was the donor stock for the transplant. Although tagging may influence straying, incubation and initial estuarine environment appear to be major determinants of the natural straying of pink salmon in southeastern Alaska.

Developmental stability, heterozygosity, and genetic analysis of morphological variation in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry D. Beacham
Keyword(s):  
Pink Salmon ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Developmental Stability ◽  
Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Meristic Characters ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Family Survival ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Heterozygosity of 26 pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) families was compared with family survival rates up to 410 d after fry emergence and also with asymmetry of pectoral and pelvic fin ray numbers. There was no significant association between heterozygosity calculated at six electrophoretic loci and either survival rate or asymmetry in fin ray number at any time during the 410-d rearing period. More heterozygous families did not have higher survival rates than less heterozygous families, and they did not have less asymmetry in the fin ray characters. Heritabilities of 11 morphometric characters were, on average, lower than the heritabilities of the 2 meristic characters examined. There is no evidence yet to indicate that increased heterozygosity results in increased canalization of morphology in pink salmon.

Supplementary Checks on the Scales of Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and Chum Salmon (O. keta)

1965 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1477-1489 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. T. Bilton ◽  
W. E. Ricker
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Chum Salmon ◽  
Pink Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Commercial Fisheries ◽  
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Second Year Of Life ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Similar Incidence

Among 159 central British Columbia pink salmon that had been marked by removal of two fins as fry and had been recovered in commercial fisheries after one winter in the sea, the scales of about one-third showed a supplementary or "false" check near the centre of the scale, in addition to the single clear-cut annulus. This evidence from fish of known age confirms the prevailing opinion that such extra checks do not represent annuli, hence that the fish bearing them are in their second year of life rather than their third. Unmarked pink salmon from the same area, and some from southern British Columbia, had a generally similar incidence of supplementary checks. In both marked and unmarked fish the supplementary checks varied in distinctness from faint to quite clear. In a sample of scales of 14 double-fin marked chum salmon which were known to be in their 4th year, all fish had the expected 3 annuli, and 12 fish had a supplementary check inside the first annulus.

Relationship of water column stability to the growth, condition, and survival of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the northern coastal Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 955-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara E. Miller ◽  
Milo Adkison ◽  
Lewis Haldorson
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Growth Condition ◽  
Pink Salmon ◽  
Gulf Of Alaska ◽  
Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Biological Parameters ◽  
Prince William Sound ◽  
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Fish Condition ◽  
Water Column Stability

Water column stability has been hypothesized to affect growth and ultimately survival of juvenile fish. We estimated the relationships between stability and the growth, condition, and marine survival of several stocks of pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) within Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska, USA, and the northern coastal Gulf of Alaska (GOA) shelf. There was a stronger correlation among the biological parameters of the fish than between the biological parameters and physical conditions. While stability and fish condition during early marine residence in PWS were important to year-class survival, stability of the water column that juveniles experienced as they migrated to the open waters of the GOA did not play a key role in determining survival to adulthood. Below-average stability just prior to capture within PWS combined with positive fish condition was related to increased year-class survival. Our results are similar to previous studies that concluded that slower and weaker development of stratification with a deeper mixed layer depth may be important for juvenile pink salmon survival in PWS.

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