Understanding Smolt Survival Trends in Sockeye Salmon

• Published in: Marine and Coastal Fisheries
• Main Author: James R. Irvine
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Fisheries Society 2013
• Subjects: Keta; Pacific; Sockeye; Pink salmon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/19425120.2013.831002

Many populations of Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka in the eastern North Pacific Ocean experienced significant productivity declines that began about 1990, but there is no consensus on the mechanisms responsible. To better understand Sockeye Salmon survival trends, we examined the 50-year time ser...