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Title: Augmented Fish Health Monitoring for Washington Department of Wildlife, 1989 Annual Report.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5801080· OSTI ID:5801080

The augmented fish health monitoring project is funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) with the mandate to collect fish health data on anadromous fish stocks of the BPA Columbia River Basin in a standardized manner. The project began in 1986 and the data reported here was collected in the fourth year. This segment of the project was carried out by the Washington Department of Wildlife and summarizes fish health findings at anadromous game fish hatcheries in Washington State operated by the BPA. Information gathered to data has provided impetus to alter facility design and management practices for improved fish health through prevention. Treatment efficacy can be better assessed due to the monthly monitoring of fish stocks and insight is being gained into disease prevention and control. The ultimate goal, of course, is to improve fish health for better survival in the wild. Tagged returns at index hatcheries within this project area will provide some indication of the impact of improving fish health on providing greater adult returns as well as an improved product for the fishery. 3 refs., 2 figs., 16 tabs.

Research Organization:
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
DOE Contract Number:
1986BP64344
OSTI ID:
5801080
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-64344-3; R&D Project: 1986-013-00; ON: DE91013419
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English