Movements of Stream-Resident and Anadromous Arctic Char ( Salvelinus alpinus ) in a Perennial Spring on the Canning River, Alaska

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Author: Craig, P. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1978
• Subjects: General Medicine; Arctic; Weir; Salvelinus alpinus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f78-007; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f78-007

Perennial springs in arctic drainages are used extensively by freshwater-resident and anadromous segments of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) populations. Movements of these fish were monitored in a small spring on the Canning River from May 23 to October 7, 1973, dates approximating spring breakup...