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Summary

Short Citation
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 2024: AFSC/ABL: Movements of Yukon River Chinook salmon, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17267.
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Abstract

Upriver movements were determined for Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha returning to the Yukon River, a large, relatively pristine river basin. A total of 2,860 fish were radio tagged during 2002-2004, and 2,790 fish (98%) tracked upriver. Most fish exhibited continual upriver movements and strong fidelity to the terminal tributaries entered, with only a small percentage (2.5%) deviating from this pattern. Average movement rates were substantially slower for fish spawning in lower river tributaries (28-40 km d-1) compared to upper basin stocks (52-62 km d-1). Three distinct migratory patterns were observed, including a gradual decline, pronounced decline, and substantial increase in movement rate as the fish moved upriver. Stocks destined for the same region exhibited similar migratory patterns. Migratory patterns among individual fish within a stock showed substantial variation, but tended to reflect the regional pattern. Differences between consistently faster and slower fish explained 74% of the within-stock variation, whereas relative shifts in sequential movement rates between hares (faster fish becoming slower) and tortoises (slow but steady fish) explained 22% of the variation. Pulses of fish moving upriver were not cohesive. Fish tagged over a 4-day period took 14 and 16 d to pass tracking station sites 580 and 872 km upriver, respectively. Movement data provided valuable insights into the run dynamics of the return, but individual variation among fish complicates efforts to manage in-river fisheries. The diverse migratory patterns exhibited by the fish also suggest that movement studies based on small numbers of individuals may not adequately reflect the patterns exhibited by the larger population. Movement rates were substantially faster and the percentage of atypical movements considerably less than reported in more southern drainages, but may also reflect the pristine conditions within the Yukon River, wild origins of the fish, and relatively discrete run timing of the returns.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

Contact the Point of Contact for data request form.

Use Constraints:

User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale. Acknowledgement of NOAA, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested.

Controlled Theme Keywords

biota

Child Items

Type Title
Entity RTS Information
Entity River Distances
Entity Tagging Data
Entity Tagging period
Entity Tracking Data

Contact Information

Point of Contact
John Eiler
john.eiler@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
Metadata Coordinators MC
AFSC.metadata@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-164° W, -133° E, 68° N, 59° S

Yukon River Basin

Time Frame 1
2002 - 2004

Item Identification

Title: AFSC/ABL: Movements of Yukon River Chinook salmon
Short Name: AFSC/ABL: Movements of Yukon River Chinook salmon
Status: Completed
Publication Date: Unknown
Abstract:

Upriver movements were determined for Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha returning to the Yukon River, a large, relatively pristine river basin. A total of 2,860 fish were radio tagged during 2002-2004, and 2,790 fish (98%) tracked upriver. Most fish exhibited continual upriver movements and strong fidelity to the terminal tributaries entered, with only a small percentage (2.5%) deviating from this pattern. Average movement rates were substantially slower for fish spawning in lower river tributaries (28-40 km d-1) compared to upper basin stocks (52-62 km d-1). Three distinct migratory patterns were observed, including a gradual decline, pronounced decline, and substantial increase in movement rate as the fish moved upriver. Stocks destined for the same region exhibited similar migratory patterns. Migratory patterns among individual fish within a stock showed substantial variation, but tended to reflect the regional pattern. Differences between consistently faster and slower fish explained 74% of the within-stock variation, whereas relative shifts in sequential movement rates between hares (faster fish becoming slower) and tortoises (slow but steady fish) explained 22% of the variation. Pulses of fish moving upriver were not cohesive. Fish tagged over a 4-day period took 14 and 16 d to pass tracking station sites 580 and 872 km upriver, respectively. Movement data provided valuable insights into the run dynamics of the return, but individual variation among fish complicates efforts to manage in-river fisheries. The diverse migratory patterns exhibited by the fish also suggest that movement studies based on small numbers of individuals may not adequately reflect the patterns exhibited by the larger population. Movement rates were substantially faster and the percentage of atypical movements considerably less than reported in more southern drainages, but may also reflect the pristine conditions within the Yukon River, wild origins of the fish, and relatively discrete run timing of the returns.

Purpose:

This dataset contains radio telemetry data on migration patters of Yukon River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) during 2002-2004.

Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 5991, 05-01-2015 19:54

The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export:

- Taxonomy (FGDC:taxonomy)

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
UNCONTROLLED
None Chinook salmon
None migration
None spawning

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
Geographic Names Information System Alaska
Geographic Names Information System Yukon River

Physical Location

Organization: Auke Bay Laboratories
City: Juneau
State/Province: AK
Country: US

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: maps and data
Distribution Liability:

The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.

Data Set Credit: Alaska Department of Fish and GameDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans CanadaU.S.-Canada Yukon River PanelBering Sea Fishermens AssociationYukon River Drainage Fishers Association

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 200983
Date Effective From: 2015-05-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Eiler, John
Email Address: john.eiler@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 200982
Date Effective From: 2015-05-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Eiler, John
Email Address: john.eiler@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 200980
Date Effective From: 2015-05-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): MC, Metadata Coordinators
Email Address: AFSC.metadata@noaa.gov

Originator

CC ID: 200984
Date Effective From: 2015-05-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Eiler, John
Email Address: john.eiler@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 200981
Date Effective From: 2015-05-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Eiler, John
Email Address: john.eiler@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 200979
W° Bound: -164
E° Bound: -133
N° Bound: 68
S° Bound: 59
Description

Yukon River Basin

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 200978
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2002
End: 2004

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

N/A

Data Access Constraints:

Contact the Point of Contact for data request form.

Data Use Constraints:

User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale. Acknowledgement of NOAA, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 233605
Download URL: https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/ABL/datasets.htm
Distributor:
Description:

Auke Bay Laboratories Data Sets hosted by AFSC

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

Data Quality

Completeness Report:

Tagging data were double entered to check for errors.

Fish distribution data were reviewed post season to ensure accuracy and identify entry and interpretation errors.

Conceptual Consistency:

No logical consistency test were run.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Contact the dataset POC for full QA/QC methodology

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: yes
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: unknown
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

no delay

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: To Be Determined
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain:

NCEI cite yet to be determined

Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Western Regional Support Center in Seattle, Washington, following a disruption.

Lineage

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 200988
Description:

See Source Information for cites of papers containing methodology.

Child Items

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Rubric Score Type Title
Entity RTS Information
Entity River Distances
Entity Tagging Data
Entity Tagging period
Entity Tracking Data

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 17267
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17267
Metadata Record Created By: Doug Turnbull
Metadata Record Created: 2012-12-18 18:15+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:10+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-05-18
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-05-18
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-05-18