Validation of reflex indicators for measuring vitality and predicting the delayed mortality of wild coho salmon bycatch released from fishing gears

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-98

  Raby, Graham D ^a   Donaldson, Michael R ^b   Hinch, Scott G ^b   Patterson, David A ^c   Lotto, Andrew G ^b   Robichaud, David ^d   English, Karl K ^d   Willmore, William G ^a   Farrell, Anthony P ^b   Davis, Michael W ^e   Cooke, Steven J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^e Private scientist   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation physiology; Fisheries impacts; Freshwater bycatch; Incidental mortality; Migration; Oncorhynchus kisutch; Pacific salmon; Radio telemetry; Recovery; Reflex

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BYCATCH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHING GEAR; HANDLING STRESS; HANDLING TIME; HYPOXIA; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SALMONID; STAKEHOLDER; WILD POPULATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; PISCES;

EID: 84855969066     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02073.x     Document Type: Article

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