Contrasting Early Marine Ecology of Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon in Southeast Alaska: Insight into Factors Affecting Marine Survival

• Published in: Marine and Coastal Fisheries
• Main Author: L. A. Weitkamp
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Fisheries Society 2011
• Subjects: Keta; Pink salmon; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/19425120.2011.588919

To identify processes potentially contributing to the differential marine survival rates of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and coho salmon O. kisutch originating from Southeast Alaska, we compared the early marine ecology of the two species during the critical first summer in marine waters....