Modeling the response of native steelhead to hatchery supplementation programs in an Idaho River

North American Journal of Fisheries Management
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Abstract

A life history model was used to predict the response of native steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss in the Lochsa River, Idaho, to long-term supplementation with hatchery fry and smolts. The four key factors affecting the response of the native fish to a stocking program were (1) the number of native spawners, (2) the number of stocked fish, (3) the number and fitness of progeny from stocked fish, and (4) the amount of mating between hatchery and native fish. Long-term stocking of fry or smolts led to the extinction of native fish in some scenarios. The model can be used to help assess the risks and benefits of proposed stocking programs.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Modeling the response of native steelhead to hatchery supplementation programs in an Idaho River
Series title North American Journal of Fisheries Management
DOI 10.1577/1548-8675(1992)012<0062:MTRONS>2.3.CO;2
Volume 12
Issue 1
Year Published 1993
Language English
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Contributing office(s) Western Fisheries Research Center
Description 17 p.
First page 62
Last page 78
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