Author : Corey J. Schwanke
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Book Synopsis Run Timing and Spawning Distribution of Copper River Chinook Salmon, 2019-2021 by : Corey J. Schwanke
Download or read book Run Timing and Spawning Distribution of Copper River Chinook Salmon, 2019-2021 written by Corey J. Schwanke and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A total of 1,975 radio tags were placed in migrating Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the Copper River from 2019 through 2021 to examine spawning distribution and run timing. Chinook salmon were captured with fish wheels in the Lower Copper River near Baird Canyon and tracked to upriver destinations with 10 fixed-tracking stations and a series of aerial surveys. Spawning distribution was estimated for 6 major spawning tributaries/areas each year using a weighting process. Estimated annual proportions of the escapement ranged from 0.19 to 0.24 for the Upper Copper River area, 0.19–0.27 for the Gulkana River, 0.01–0.05 for the Tazlina River, 0.10–0.19 for the Tonsina River, 0.19–0.28 for the Chitina River, and was 0.14 all 3 years for the Klutina River. Estimated annual abundances for the 6 major spawning tributary/areas from 2019 through 2021 were 3,410–8,369 for the Upper Copper River area, 4,419–6,548 for the Gulkana River, 289–961 for the Tazlina River, 2,171–4,591 for the Tonsina River, 3,535–9,767 for the Chitina River, and 2,608–4,909 for the Klutina River. The annual estimated proportions of the total escapement that returned to 1 of the 9 original aerial index streams ranged from 0.39 to 0.47. The estimated annual proportion of the Gulkana River fish that spawned above the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) counting tower ranged from 0.58 to 0.68. Run timing patterns were similar during all 3 years with the Upper Copper River fish having the earliest run timings, followed by the Gulkana, Chitina, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Klutina Rivers. A secondary analysis was performed weighting each radiotagged fish using adaptive resolution imaging sonar (ARIS) estimates of “large” fish, which are all presumed to be Chinook salmon. These results are presented in this report as Appendix A.
