Growth and survival of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from Karluk Lake and River, Alaska, in relation to climatic and oceanic regimes and indices, 1922–2000

• Main Authors: Martinson , Ellen C., Helle, John H., Scarnecchia, Dennis L., Stokes, Houston H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Fisheries; Gulf of Alaska; Pacific; Sockeye; Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/8779/; http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1074/martinson.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/8779/1/martinson_Fish_Bull_2009.pdf

We examined whether the relationship between climate and salmon production was linked through the effect of climate on the growth of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) at sea. Smolt length and juvenile, immature, and maturing growth rates were estimated from increments on scales of adult sockeye sa...