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Title: Freeze Brand Marking of Steelhead Trout and Chinook Salmon Juveniles for Water Budget Studies, Idaho, 1985 Annual Report.

Abstract

During the fall of 1984 and spring of 1985, 362,428 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawtscha) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) juveniles were freeze branded for Water Budget Center - Downstream Smolt Monitoring Studies. Of these, 106,361 fish received a coded wire tag. Release of the freeze brand groups began March 20, 1985 and were completed by June 4, 1985. After brand loss and mortality, there were 133,025 spring chinook, 25,600 summer chinook, 33,850 fall chinook, 65,125 A-run steelhead, and 62,400 B-run steelhead released with brands.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG)
Sponsoring Org.:
United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
OSTI Identifier:
5346594
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-16440-1
R&D Project: 1984-017-00; ON: DE86015103
DOE Contract Number:  
1984BP16440
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
13 HYDRO ENERGY; SALMON; LABELLING; TROUT; MORTALITY; ANADROMOUS FISHES; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; FISHES; VERTEBRATES; Fish tagging - Idaho; 130600* - Hydro Energy- Environmental Aspects

Citation Formats

Nelson, V Lance. Freeze Brand Marking of Steelhead Trout and Chinook Salmon Juveniles for Water Budget Studies, Idaho, 1985 Annual Report.. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.2172/5346594.
Nelson, V Lance. Freeze Brand Marking of Steelhead Trout and Chinook Salmon Juveniles for Water Budget Studies, Idaho, 1985 Annual Report.. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5346594
Nelson, V Lance. 1986. "Freeze Brand Marking of Steelhead Trout and Chinook Salmon Juveniles for Water Budget Studies, Idaho, 1985 Annual Report.". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5346594. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5346594.
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author = {Nelson, V Lance},
abstractNote = {During the fall of 1984 and spring of 1985, 362,428 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawtscha) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) juveniles were freeze branded for Water Budget Center - Downstream Smolt Monitoring Studies. Of these, 106,361 fish received a coded wire tag. Release of the freeze brand groups began March 20, 1985 and were completed by June 4, 1985. After brand loss and mortality, there were 133,025 spring chinook, 25,600 summer chinook, 33,850 fall chinook, 65,125 A-run steelhead, and 62,400 B-run steelhead released with brands.},
doi = {10.2172/5346594},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986},
month = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986}
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