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Lower Snake River Compensation Plan; Oregon Evaluation Studies; Steelhead Life History Characterization; Genetic Characterization; Kelt Reconditioning - Progress Report 2003
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Citation
- Originator: Ruzycki, J. R., M. W. Flesher, R. W. Carmichael, D. L. Eddy
- Publish Date: 2003
- Online Link: https://www.fws.gov/lsnakecomplan/Reports/ODFWreports.html
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Contact Information
- Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Name: Mike Flesher
- Job Position: Assistant Project Leader
- Telephone: 541-962-3764
- E-Mail Address: Mike.Flesher@odfw.oregon.gov
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Description
- Abstract: Many salmonids exhibit partial migration: the phenomenon of populations partitioned into migratory and non-migratory individuals (Jonsson and Jonsson 1993). Oncorhynchus mykiss exhibit a complex of life-history strategies ranging from residency in small headwater streams to anadromy involving migrations of hundreds of kilometers. In the Grande Ronde River basin of Northeast Oregon, both resident and anadromous life-history forms coexist, and thus populations found there likely exhibit partial migration. Partial migration may have important consequences for “anadromous” species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The recent decline of summer steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stocks in the lower Snake River has prompted their listing under the ESA. Declines in steelhead are potentially due to elevated mortality rates associated with anadromous migrations. If resident and anadromous life-history characteristics result from a phenotypically plastic trait (i.e. a genetic trait that is highly variable due to influences from environmental factors), then elevated mortality associated with the anadromous type may be shifting the populations towards residency. Further, although the anadromous expression of the trait may be declining, the trait would not necessarily be lost. Identification of the plasticity of these traits would then be important for the management of these stocks. We investigated life history traits of O. mykiss with studies in both the hatchery and natural environment. We anticipated that these complimentary approaches would allow us to evaluate the relationship between the two life-history forms. They should further allow us to explore the feasibility of using hatcheries to produce anadromous progeny from resident parents if the number of anadromous life-history forms becomes severely depressed.
Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP)
ODFW- Eastern Oregon Fish Research (EOFR)
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- Purpose: 1. Monitor the life history characteristics of Oncorhynchus mykiss in NE Oregon. a. Determine the relationship between anadromous and resident forms of O. mykiss in NE Oregon. b. Monitor the genetic characterization of O. mykiss from various streams in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha River basins. c. Explore the possibility of using reconditioned steelhead kelts for the artificial production of anadromous juveniles.
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- Time Period of Content: 1997-2001
- Geographic Extent: Grande Ronde and Imnaha River Basins
- Status: Final
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Investigations Into The Early Life History Of Naturally Produced Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead In The Grande Ronde River Basin-Annual Report 2000 |
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