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The salmon runs of the Columbia River in 1938

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dc.date 2006-08-25T20:08:31Z
dc.date 2006-08-25T20:08:31Z
dc.date 1942
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:39:55Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:39:55Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/bitstream/1957/2977/1/Salmon_Runs_1938_ocr.pdf
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1957/2977
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1957/2977
dc.description Exceptional data are available for the study of the salmon runs of the Columbia River in 1938. Detailed figures on catch were supplied by Oregon and Washington in such form that they could readily be combined with the counts at Bonneville Dam to provide a basis for estimating the escapement. Tables show the catch of each species for each week in each of six zones, and the counts at Bonneville and Rock Island dams. The general course of the run of each species is shown. The numbers of fish bound for the spawning grounds above Rock Island Dam are estimated as follows: Chinook salmon entering Columbia River before May 1, 4 percent; during May, 6 percent; June and July, 15 percent; and August to December, 1 percent. Blueback salmon entering the river during the above periods, 40 percent. Steelhead trout entering the river during June to September, 1 percent; during the rest of the year, 10 percent. Fishing intensities are shown by escapement to catch ratios. Percentages of chinook salmon escapement are less than 15 during May; 17 during June and July; and 33 during the remainder of the year. The June and July runs are now greatly depleted, and an important part of these runs spawns above Rock Island Dam. The blueback salmon escapement is about 20 percent, and of steelhead trout about 33 percent. Weekly and seasonal closed periods are shown to be almost entirely ineffective for increasing the spawning escapement. Exploitation is further increased by the intensive troll fishery conducted from Monterey Bay to southeastern Alaska. Chinook salmon are also subjected to a sport fishery of considerable importance. Main runs of salmon to the Columbia River are practically unprotected and are fished with destructive intensity.
dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Salem, Or. : Department of Research, Fish Commission of the State of Oregon
dc.relation Fishery bulletin
dc.relation 37
dc.relation Contribution (Oregon. Fish Commission)
dc.relation no. 7
dc.relation Reports and Publications -- Other Reports and Publications
dc.subject Thematic Classification -- Plants and Animals -- Fish -- Anadromous Fish -- Chinook Salmon
dc.subject Thematic Classification -- Plants and Animals -- Fish -- Anadromous Fish -- Chum Salmon
dc.subject Thematic Classification -- Plants and Animals -- Fish -- Anadromous Fish -- Steelhead Trout
dc.title The salmon runs of the Columbia River in 1938
dc.type Technical Report


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