Transporting Juvenile Salmon Hinders Adult Migration
December 05, 2008
December 05, 2008
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Ecological Society of America issued the following news release:
Scientists have discovered that management efforts intended to assist migrations of salmon and steelhead trout can have unintended consequences for fish populations. Juveniles that are transported downstream on boats can lose the ability to migrate back to their breeding grounds, reducing their survivorship and altering adaptations in the wild.
Transportation programs have bee . . .
Scientists have discovered that management efforts intended to assist migrations of salmon and steelhead trout can have unintended consequences for fish populations. Juveniles that are transported downstream on boats can lose the ability to migrate back to their breeding grounds, reducing their survivorship and altering adaptations in the wild.
Transportation programs have bee . . .