Thermal regime, predation danger and the early marine exit of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Katinic, P.J., Patterson, D.A., Ydenberg, R.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: atlantic salmon; british-columbia; energetics; migration; mortality; pacific; populations; river; temperature; water; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Sockeye; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/thermal-regime-predation-danger-and-the-early-marine-exit-of-sock; https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12596

Marine exit timing of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka populations on the Haida Gwaii Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada, is described, with specific focus on Copper Creek. Marine exit in Copper Creek occurs¿>¿130¿days prior to spawning, one of the longest adult freshwater residence periods r...