Coded wire tag recoveries from pink salmon in Prince William sound salmon fisheries, 1993. Restoration project 93067. Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration project final report

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:371092

Sharr, S; Peckham, C J; Sharp, D G; Evans, D G; Bue, B G

Coded wire tags applied to pink salmon fry in 1992 at four hatcheries in Prince William Sound were recovered in the commercial catch of 1993 and used to provide inseason estimates of hatchery contributions. These estimates were used by fishery managers to target the numerically superior hatchery returns, and reduce the pressure on oil-damaged wild stocks. Inseason estimates were made in two stages. The postseason analysis revealed that of a catch of 3.51 million pink salmon, 1.12 million were estimated to be of wild origin.

• Research Organization: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Anchorage, AK (United States). Commercial Fisheries Management and Development Div.
• OSTI ID: 371092
• Report Number(s): PB-96-196928/XAB; TRN: 62393051
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: See also PB--96-196936; PBD: Nov 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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