Salmon escapement data from Arcic-Yukon-Kusokwim Region, 1965-2015

• Main Author: Fish, Alaska Department Of
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: KNB Data Repository 2019
• Subjects: escapement; Arctic; Canada; Norton Sound; Sockeye; Varden; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5063/f1610xmw; https://knb.ecoinformatics.org/view/doi:10.5063/F1610XMW

The salmon life cycle begins in freshwater streams when adult salmon spawn, leaving fertilized eggs which hatch in the stream. Juvenile salmon migrate downstream to the ocean, where they spend several years until they reach reproductive age. Upon reaching sexual maturity, they return to their natal...