Marine Survival of Klamath River Coho Salmon Cramer Fish Sciences Funded by US Bureau of Reclamation Thomas Nickelson
Purpose Gain a better understanding of the interannual variation in marine survival of Klamath Basin coho salmon
Approach Reconstruct an index of marine survival of Klamath Basin Coho Compare survival of coho released from Iron Gate and Trinity hatcheries Compare survival trends of Klamath coho with trends in survival of coho from Oregon Compare trends in survival of Klamath coho with trends in ocean conditions
Methods Analyze releases of CWT coho salmon from Klamath, Trinity, and Rogue River hatcheries. Analyze release and return data where CWT data are not available. Compare survival rates among hatcheries, OPI, and with ocean conditions.
Reconstruct an index of marine survival of Klamath Basin Coho
Iron Gate coho survival
Conclusion There is considerable interannual variation in marine survival of coho salmon from the Klamath Basin
Compare survival of coho released from Iron Gate and Trinity hatcheries
IGH and TRH coho survival
Conclusions Interannual variation in marine survival of coho salmon from the mainstem Klamath and the Trinity is correlated. Return rates to IGH probably underestimate marine survival because returning adults stray.
Compare survival trends of Klamath coho with trends in survival of coho from Oregon
IGH vs. Oregon coho survival
IGH vs. CRH coho survival
IGH vs. CRH
IGH vs. OPI coho survival
Conclusions Interannual variation in marine survival of coho salmon from the Klamath and the Rogue rivers is correlated. Survival of coho salmon from IGH appears to be higher that that for coho from CRH. Correlations between survival of coho salmon from IGH and survival of OPI coho are poor.
Compare trends in survival of Klamath coho with trends in ocean conditions
Iron Gate coho survival
IGH coho survival- p values Cole RiversOPIUpwelling volumeJD of upwelling Brood yearsGroupSurvival N Iron Gate Cole Rivers OPI Iron Gate Cole Rivers OPI Iron Gate Cole Rivers OPI 0.044
Conclusions Interannual variation in marine survival of coho salmon from the Klamath is correlated with indices of ocean condition. The relationships between survival of Klamath coho and ocean conditions have changed through time. Other factors such as ocean temperature probably influence survival of Klamath coho.