First juvenile chum salmon confirms successful reproduction for Pacific salmon in the North American Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Dunmall, Karen M., McNicholl, Darcy G., Zimmerman, Christian E., Gilk-Baumer, Sara E., Burril, Sean, von Biela, Vanessa R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Arctic cisco; Arctic; Coregonus autumnalis; Mackenzie river; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0006; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0006; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0006

The distributional extent of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the North American Arctic is unresolved. While adult Pacific salmon have a recurring presence across the Alaskan North Slope and into the Canadian Arctic, it is uncertain if these fish are part of established Arctic populations, vagr...