Title: Testing Archival Tag Technology in Coho Salmon
Project Year and Number: 2002: 02404
Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2001: 01404
Principal Investigator (PI): Jennifer Nielsen, DOI
Assisting Personnel: Philip Richards, Thor Tingey, Derek Wilson, Chris Zimmerman
Research Location: Cook Inlet
Restoration Category: Research
Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified
Abstract: Archive tags with temperature and light-geolocation sensors will be monitored for post-smolt coho salmon in Cook Inlet. Light/location relationships specific to the Gulf of Alaska developed under Project 00478 will be applied in this study of movement and migration paths for coho salmon during maturation in ocean environments in Cook Inlet. Salmon for this study will be reared in captivity (at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game hatchery at Fort Richardson) to 1+ year of age (200-250mm) and released in Cook Inlet as part of the department's Ship Creek sport-fishing hatchery release. FY 01 includes pilot studies of tag retention, behavior, and growth for coho in captivity. Ship Creek coho will be tagged mid-May. A spring release experiment in the first year will be contingent on the successful implementation and retention of these tags. Surveys for early jack recoveries will be done at the Ship Creek weir and among sport fishers. Monitoring for adult tag recoveries will be done in the coho commercial fishery in Cook Inlet and the derby sport fishery on Ship Creek. Archive tagged fish will be used to document coho salmon use of marine habitats, migration routes, contribution to the sport fishery, and hatchery/wild interactions for salmon in Cook Inlet.
| Geographic Regions |
Cook Inlet |
|---|---|
| Species |
Fish - Salmon |
| Fields of Expertise |
Management & Policy Population Biology |
| Technological Methods |
Modeling |
| Professional Activity |
Field research and Data Collection |
| Ecosystems |
Freshwater – Rivers/Streams Marine – Pelagic |
| Species Specific Research Issues |
Fish - Ocean migration and survival |
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Funding Detail For: 2002
Quarterly Project Tasks For: 2002
Annual Report: 2002: Not Available
Final Report: Not Available - For Current Status Please Contact Us
Publications from this Project: None Available
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