Juvenile Pink and Chum Salmon Distribution, Diet, and Growth in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas

• Main Authors: Jamal H. Moss, James M. Murphy, Edward V. Farley, Lisa B. Eisner, Er G. Andrews
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: pink salmon; chum salmon; Chukchi Sea; eastern Bering Sea; growth; Arctic; Bering Sea; Bering Strait; Keta; Pacific; Chukchi; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pink salmon; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.154.9971; http://www.npafc.org/new/publications/Bulletin/Bulletin%20No.%205/NPAFC_Bull_5_191-196(Moss).pdf

Abstract: Loss of non-seasonal sea ice and a general warming trend in the Bering Sea has altered the composition, distribution, and abundance of marine organisms inhabiting the region. Juvenile pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum (O. keta) salmon were found in significant numbers throughout the C...