Daily Growth Rings in the Otoliths of Juvenile Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

1980 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1495-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. H. Wilson ◽  
P. A. Larkin
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Daily Growth ◽  
Salmon Fry

Sockeye salmon fry were collected from the Fulton River spawning channel at Babine Lake, British Columbia, in May 1978. The fish were reared for 26 d in enclosures in the spawning channel and were sampled every 7 to 10 d. The sagittae were removed from 25 fish from each sample, and the growth rings in one otolith from each fish were counted. A regression of the number of rings on the number of days since capture showed that these rings are, on average, formed daily, beginning at the time of emergence. A number of possible technical and biological causes of variation in ring counts within and between samples are considered.Key words: otolith, sagittae, daily growth rings, sockeye salmon fry

Evidence for Size-Selective Mortality of Juvenile Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Babine Lake, British Columbia

1987 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 712-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron J. West ◽  
P. A. Larkin
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Length Distribution ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Selective Mortality ◽  
Daily Growth ◽  
Back Calculation ◽  
Spawning Tributaries

Otolith – body length relations and back-calculation procedures were used to test the hypothesis that mortality of juvenile sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Babine Lake, British Columbia, is size selective. Samples of the 1978 brood of sockeye were collected as fry from spawning tributaries as juveniles in the main basin, and as smolts at the outlet. Total otolith length was chosen as the most useful otolith dimension for back-calculation of fork length at emergence. Sockeye from the various tributaries show different fork length – otolith length relationships necessitating a weighting procedure for comparisons involving samples of mixed stocks from the lake. Instantaneous daily growth rate and In fork length during the early lake-rearing period were significantly correlated. Smaller juveniles grew more slowly than larger individuals in mid-july, and a hierarchy of sizes was maintained. The distributions of total otolith length at emergence for fry, surviving juveniles, and smolts indicate selective mortality of fish with smaller otoliths, hence of small size at emergence. Survivals from the lower and upper halves of the initial total otolith length distribution were 8.9 and 63.6%, respectively. Comparable estimates for back-calculated fork lengths at emergence were 27.2 and 43.4%. Size-selective mortality is most intense in the late summer and early autumn, and may be associated with predation and parasitism.

A Natural Epizootic of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis in Fry of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) at Chilko Lake, British Columbia

1976 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1564-1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian V. Williams ◽  
Donald F. Amend
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Necrosis Virus ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Salmon Fry ◽  
Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis

The first confirmed epizootic of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus disease under natural conditions is reported for sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, in Chilko Lake, British Columbia. The outbreak occurred among fish of the 1972 brood during the spring of 1973. An estimated 825.6 million eggs were deposited in the Chilko River in 1972, and the production of 31.4 million fry that migrated into the lake in 1973 was significantly lower than the 55.1 million fry expected. The egg-to-fry survival of 3.8% was the lowest ever recorded at Chilko Lake (1949–73). The estimated fry-to-smolt survival of 57.1%, however, was well within the normal range for this lake. Apparently IHN severely reduced the survival of the 1972 brood of sockeye salmon fry at Chilko Lake, and all or nearly all of the reduction occurred during the egg-to-fry stage of the life cycle.

Fecundity and Egg Retention of Some Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Stocks in British Columbia

1986 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1643-1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. I. Manzer ◽  
I. Miki
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Absolute Fecundity ◽  
Egg Retention ◽  
Inadequate Sample Size ◽  
Egg Number ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Individual Fecundity

The fecundity and egg retention of anadromous female sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) collected during 1971–82 from several stocks in British Columbia undergoing controlled fertilization to enhance adult sockeye production were examined. The relationship between egg number and postorbital–hypural length based on 863 females representing 14 stocks was not consistent between all age-types, stocks, and years, probably because of inadequate sample size in some instances. Combined samples, however, revealed a significant positive relationship between postorbital–hypural length and egg number for age 1.2, 1.3, and 2.2 females. Mean absolute fecundity for the respective age-types was 3218, 4125, and 3544 eggs. For samples of 10 or more females, significant stock and annual differences were detected when individual mean absolute fecundity was adjusted to a postorbital–hypural length of 447 mm, but not for females of different age. A comparison of mean fecundities for coastal stocks with historical data for interior British Columbia stocks suggests that coastal stocks are 18% more fecund than interior stocks. Possible causal mechanisms for this regional difference are hypothesized. Examination of 796 carcasses (representing five stocks) for egg retention revealed a range from totally spawned to totally unspawned females, with 56% of the carcasses containing 20 eggs or less and 68% containing 50 eggs or less. The mean egg retention based on all samples combined was estimated to be 6.5% of the mean individual fecundity. This value was reduced to 3.9% when stock means were averaged.

scholarly journals Importance of sample size for estimating prevalence: A case example of infectious hematopoietic necrosis viral RNA detection in mixed-stock Fraser River Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), British Columbia, Canada.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Laurin ◽  
Julia Bradshaw ◽  
Laura Hawley ◽  
Ian A. Gardner ◽  
Kyle A Garver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Sample Sizes ◽  
Apparent Prevalence ◽  
Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis ◽  
Mixed Stock

Proper sample size must be considered when designing infectious-agent prevalence studies for mixed-stock fisheries, because bias and uncertainty complicate interpretation of apparent (test)-prevalence estimates. Sample size varies between stocks, often smaller than expected during wild-salmonid surveys. Our case example of 2010-2016 survey data of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from different stocks of origin in British Columbia, Canada, illustrated the effect of sample size on apparent-prevalence interpretation. Molecular testing (viral RNA RT-qPCR) for infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNv) revealed large differences in apparent-prevalence across wild salmon stocks (much higher from Chilko Lake) and sampling location (freshwater or marine), indicating differences in both stock and host life-stage effects. Ten of the 13 marine non-Chilko stock-years with IHNv-positive results had small sample sizes (< 30 samples per stock-year) which, with imperfect diagnostic tests (particularly lower diagnostic sensitivity), could lead to inaccurate apparent-prevalence estimation. When calculating sample size for expected apparent prevalence using different approaches, smaller sample sizes often led to decreased confidence in apparent-prevalence results and decreased power to detect a true difference from a reference value.

Infectious agent detections in archived Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka ) samples from British Columbia, Canada (1985-94)

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna K. Thakur ◽  
Raphaël Vanderstichel ◽  
Karia Kaukinen ◽  
Omid Nekouei ◽  
Emilie Laurin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Infectious Agent

Recent Colonization of a Major Salmon-Producing Lake in British Columbia by Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata)

1984 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan P. Farlinger ◽  
Richard J. Beamish
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Nursery Area ◽  
Commercial Fishery ◽  
Rock Slide ◽  
Pacific Lamprey ◽  
Natural Lake ◽  
Lampetra Tridentata

Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) were first observed in Babine Lake, the largest natural lake wholly contained in British Columbia, in 1963 and are currently found along approximately 15% of the length of the lake near the outlet. The number of spawning adults in 1982 was estimated to be 7281. Since Babine Lake is a major nursery area for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), the colonization of this lake by a parasitic lamprey is of concern, particularly if the species can become nonanadromous. The colonization may be beneficial if a commercial fishery can be sustained and if the species does not begin to feed in freshwater. The reason for the recent colonization is unknown but it coincides with increased human manipulation of fishes and habitat, including the removal of a major rock slide, 65 km downstream of the lake.

An Investigation of the Relative Efficiencies of Natural and Artificial Propagation of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) at Cultus Lake, British Columbia

1938 ◽  
Vol 4a (3) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Foerster
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Free Swimming ◽  
Artificial Propagation ◽  
Natural Spawning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Percentage Efficiency

From three tests each of natural propagation and of artificial propagation involving liberation of free-swimming fry and two tests of artificial propagation involving planting of eyed eggs, it was found that no statistically significant difference occurred between the three methods. Computing the percentage efficiency as the number of seaward migrants produced from the total eggs handled, natural propagation varied from 1.05% to 3.23%—an average of 1.80%; fry liberation from 2.42% to 4.54%—an average of 3.24%; and egg planting from 1.45% to 4.71%—an average of 3.08%. Losses occurring during the five years' stripping and hatchery operations were recorded and, based on total eggs, the hatchery product available for distribution represented from 61.0% to 86.0% for egg planting and from 63.4% to 78.5% for fry liberation. There occurred a lake mortality of approximately 96% of the number of fry liberated. The conclusion was reached that in an area such as Cultus lake, where a natural run of sockeye occurred with a reasonable expectancy of successful spawning, artificial propagation, as commonly practised, provided no advantage over natural spawning, as a means of maintaining the run.

PHILONEMA ONCORHYNCHI NOV. GEN. ET SPEC.

1933 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. KUITUNEN-EKBAUM
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka

A new dracunculoid nematode, occurring in the sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, of British Columbia.

Limited behavioural thermoregulation by adult upriver-migrating sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Lower Fraser River, British Columbia

2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 480-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Donaldson ◽  
S. J. Cooke ◽  
D. A. Patterson ◽  
S. G. Hinch ◽  
D. Robichaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Radio Telemetry ◽  
Oncorhynchus Nerka ◽  
Migration Route ◽  
Fraser River ◽  
Body Temperatures ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
And Migration

The objective of this study was to combine radio telemetry with individual thermal loggers to assess the extent to which adult migrating sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum in Artedi, 1792)) behaviourally thermoregulate during their migration through the Fraser River mainstem, British Columbia. The Fraser mainstem represents a region of the migration route that contains some of the highest mean temperatures encountered by sockeye salmon during their life history. We found that throughout the study area, individual sockeye salmon body temperatures occasionally deviated from ambient temperatures (ΔT), yet individuals maintained a ΔT of –1 °C or cooler for only 5% of their migration through the study region. There were moderate mean deviations of ΔT in two segments that are known to contain thermally stratified waters. In one of the study segments with the greatest ΔT, mean body temperatures decreased as river temperatures increased and ΔT became increasingly positive with higher river discharge rates, but these relationships were not observed in any of the other study segments. No relationship existed between ΔT and migration rate. While periodic associations with cool water were evident, mean body temperatures were not significantly different than mean river temperatures throughout the lower Fraser mainstem. This finding raises further conservation concerns for vulnerable Fraser River sockeye stocks that are predicted to encounter increasing peak summer river temperatures in the coming decades.

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