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1 Daniel Schindler, Ph.D., (deschind@u.washington.edu) University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute Salmon research in Western Alaska 1946-2009

2 Spawning Embryo incubation (~9 mos.) Juvenile rearing in lakes (1-2 years) Ocean residency (1-3 years) Smolt migration Return migration Adapted from Alexis Rockman painting, 1998 Habitat and Life Cycle Sockeye (Red) salmon fisheries

3 Why do habitat networks matter to fisheries? - portfolio effect -

4 Togiak Ugashik Egegik Naknek-Kvichak Nushagak Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fisheries data from ADFG updated from Hilborn et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2003)

5 Sockeye populations in spawning streams (Wood River, Bristol Bay, Alaska)

6 Annual returns, 1956-2007, for rivers (8) and streams(13) Portfolio effect in Bristol Bay sockeye salmon stocks riversstreams 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 Coefficient of variation aggregate stock individual pops

7 Recovery of Kvichak River sockeye - capacity for renewal in natural populations -

8 Direct and indirect effects of toxins in the environment (copper as an example) Sandahl et al., (2007) Environmental Science and Technology


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