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Title: Status and Habitat Requirements of White Sturgeon Populations in the Columbia River Downstream from McNary Dam, 1988-1989 Annual Report.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5206937· OSTI ID:5206937
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  1. Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Portland, OR (USA)

We report on our progress from April 1988 through March 1989 on determining the status and habitat requirements of white sturgeon populations in the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam. Highlights of results of our work in the Dalles and Bonneville reservoirs are: using setlines, we caught 1,586 sturgeon in The Dalles Reservoir and 484 sturgeon in Bonneville Reservoir in 1988. Fork length of fish caught ranged from 34 cm to 274 cm. Of the fish caught we marked 1,248 in The Dalles Reservoir and 341 in Bonneville Reservoir. Of the fish marked in 1988, we recaptured 82 in The Dalles Reservoir and none in Bonneville Reservoir. We recaptured 89 fish marked in 1987 in The Dalles Reservoir. Anglers recaptured 35 fish marked in 1988 and 16 fish marked in 1987 in The Dalles Reservoir. Anglers recaptured 2 sturgeon marked in 1988 in Bonneville Reservoir. Individual papers were processed separately for the data base.

Research Organization:
USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (USA). Div. of Fish and Wildlife; Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Portland, OR (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
1986BP63584
OSTI ID:
5206937
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-63584-3; R&D Project: 19860500; ON: DE90004334
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English