Application of the Genetic Mark–Recapture Technique for Run Size Estimation of Yukon River Chinook Salmon

• Published in: North American Journal of Fisheries Management
• Main Authors: Hamazaki, Toshihide, DeCovich, Nick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Yukon; Petersen; Yukon river; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2013.869283; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02755947.2013.869283

Abstract We present an application of the genetic mark–recapture technique to estimate salmon run size in a large river. Application of this technique requires modifications to estimation methodology. Under a typical Lincoln–Petersen mark–recapture estimation of salmon run size ( N = M / p ), indivi...