Sentences with phrase «juvenile pink salmon»

Armstrong, J. L., J. L. Boldt, A. D. Cross, J. H. Moss, N. D. Davis, K. W. Myers, R. V. Walker, D. A. Beauchamp, and L. J. Haldorson, 2005: Distribution, size, and interannual, seasonal and diel food habits of northern Gulf of Alaska juvenile pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.

A researcher «live - lousing» a juvenile pink salmon that will be released to continue its seaward migration.

Not exact matches

While juvenile coho salmon feed directly on spawning pink and chum salmon carcasses and eggs, even coho with no direct contact with spawning pink and chum benefit from their nutrient contributions to stream ecosystems.

The paper's lead author Nelson says:» «We found an indirect link between spawning pink and chum salmon, and juveniles of another species, coho.»

Newly published research co-authored by scientists at Simon Fraser University and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation shows juvenile coho salmon benefit from dining on the distant remains of their spawning pink and chum cousins.

Based on the numbers of lice on juvenile salmon in 2015, researchers predicted an additional 9 — 39 per cent decline in returning pink salmon due to the outbreak.