| Abstract: | Electromyogram (EMG) radiotelemetry was used to estimate the swim speeds of spring Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha migrating upstream past a Columbia River dam. Electrodes from EMG transmitters were surgically implanted in the red muscle of fish captured at Bonneville Dam, and output from the tags was calibrated to defined swim speeds for each fish in a tunnel respirometer. The fish were then released below Bonneville Dam and radio-tracked as they migrated through the tailraces, fishways, and forebays of the dam. On average, swim speed was significantly higher when tagged salmon were moving through tailraces than when they were moving through other parts of the dam. Specifically, swim speeds for fish in tailraces (106.4 cm/s) were 23% higher than those of fish in fishways (84.9 cm/s) and 32% higher than those of fish in forebays (80.2 cm/s). Swim speeds were higher in fishways during the day than during the night, but there were no diel differences in swim speeds in tailraces and forebays. During dam passage, Chinook salmon spent the most time in tailraces, followed by fishways and forebays. ?? Copyright by the American Fisheries Society 2006. |
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| Citation Author: | Brown, R. S.; Geist, D. R.; Mesa, M. G. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Use of electromyogram telemetry to assess swimming activity of adult spring Chinook salmon migrating past a Columbia River dam; 2006; Article; Journal; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; Brown, R. S.; Geist, D. R.; Mesa, M. G. |
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| Text: | Use of electromyogram telemetry to assess swimming activity of adult spring Chinook salmon migrating past a Columbia River dam; 2006; Article; Journal; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; Brown, R. S.; Geist, D. R.; Mesa, M. G. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/T05-223.1 |
| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00 -0600 |
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