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Monitoring of Downstream Salmon and Steelhead at Federal Hydroelectric Facilities, 1996 Annual Report.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/621865· OSTI ID:621865
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  1. Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Fish Ecology Division, Seattle, WA

The seaward migration of juvenile salmonids was monitored by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) at Bonneville and John Day Dams on the Columbia River in 1996 The NMFS Smolt Monitoring Project is part of a larger Smolt Monitoring Program (SMP) coordinated by the Fish Passage Center (FPC) for the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority. The purpose of the SMP is to monitor the migration of the juvenile salmonid stocks in the Columbia basin and make flow and spill recommendations designed to facilitate fish passage. Data are also used for travel time, migration timing, and relative run size analysis. The purpose of the NMFS portion of the program is to provide the FPC with species and project specific real time data from John Day and Bonneville Dams. Monitoring data collected included: river conditions; total numbers of fish; numbers of fry, adult salmon, and incidental catch; daily and seasonal passage patterns; and fish condition. 10 refs., 16 figs., 5 tabs.

Research Organization:
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
621865
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-20733-11; ON: DE98005892
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English