Project Information

Title: Effects of Oiled Incubation Substrate on Survival and Straying of Wild Pink Salmon 96076

Project Year and Number: 1996: 96076

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1998: 98076, 1997: 97076, 1995: 95076

Principal Investigator (PI): Alex Wertheimer (NOAA )

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: Robert Bradshaw, Adrian Celewycz, Ron Heintz, Jacek Maselko, Jeep Rice, John Thedinga

Research Location: All Spill Affected Areas

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Pink Salmon

Abstract: This project examines the effects of oil exposure during embryonic development on straying, marine survival, and gamete viability of pink salmon. Controlled experiments relating oil exposure to pink salmon survival will complete information needed to understand the extent and mechanism of the injury to pink salmon.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY96: View (1,515 KB)
Final Report: See Project 98076

Publications from this Project: None Available