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JTC Ichthyophonus Sub-Committee Tasks from Spring 2011 Panel Meeting A. Summarize previous and current studies from Yukon River. B. Determine baseline monitoring needs. C. Identify future research needs. 1

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JTC Ichthyophonus Sub-Committee

Tasks from Spring 2011 Panel Meeting

A. Summarize previous and current studies from Yukon River.

B. Determine baseline monitoring needs.

C. Identify future research needs.

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A. Summarize previous and current studies from Yukon River.

1. “Infected” and “diseased”

2. Infection presumed to be from food source and infected fish don’t recover.

3. Subclinical microbiological assays are not 100% accurate. Includes In vitro culture, Histology, PCR

4. Females generally have higher infection prevalence. Prevalence in both sexes is greater late in the Chinook

salmon run than early.

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Photographs by S. Zuary

Sub-Clinical Example:Histological

Clinical Example

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B) Determine need for continued sampling

1. Baseline Monitoring Alternatives:

i. Reestablish monitoring at Emmonak via LYTF.

ii. Support continued sampling in middle Yukon via Rapids fish wheel.

JTC Ichthyophonus Sub-Committee

Figure 1. Time-series of Ichthyophonus prevalence at Emmonak (river mile 24) based on PCR, in-vitro, and clinical signs (visual identification of the disease) in Chinook salmon (n = sample size). LOESS non-parametric smoothing (dashed line) was applied to visualize temporal trends of parasite prevalence (Graph based on compiled published and unpublished data by L. Dehn, 2010). 3

Figure 2. Change in clinical ichthyophoniasis in Chinook salmon sampled at rkm 1,170 over a 12-year period (1999-2010) showing a steady decline from its peak in 2003 to a low in 2010, paralleling a 57% decline in population density over the same period. Zuray et al. In press.

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Location Positive Negative

Emmonak 1Sampling Yukon-wide stock, all populations. Relatively low detection probability will result in low index of

infection prevalence.

  2Facilities available to do on-site cultures. Relatively small sample sizes have been analyzed to date.

3Potential for in-season management based on results. Samples are obtained with a large-mesh gillnet (8.5" mesh) which

selectively sample large fish.

4Twelve years of data. Existing data is derived from numerous projects using several

different methodologies for diagnosis of infection (i.e., Culture and PCR methods).

5Age, sex, and length data were collected for all samples.

Demographic data have not been presented separately.

6Samples are analyzed by the ADF&G Pathology lab. Limited field staff time, cost relatively high.

Rapids 1Relatively high probability of detection for an infected sample.

Only sampling upper Yukon stocks.

  2Twelve years of continuous disease prevalence data with consistent sampling and diagnostic methodology

Infection prevalence data has not been confirmed in-season.

  3Large sample sizes allow analysis of demographics. Potential fish wheel sampling bias towards smaller or weaker fish

has been hypothesized.

  4Sex length and run timing data have been, collected, analyzed and presented separately throughout project life.

Age data has not been collected.

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Disease prevalence can be assessed at low cost: 1) Can be identified visually in a high percentage of fish at this location; 2) Sub-samples of diseased fish can be confirmed by culture method rather than all fish.

Total infection prevalence is not estimated; this would require culture of all sampled fish (higher lab cost).

  6Infrastructure is currently in place (staff, facilities, experience).

  7Pathologists provide oversight of the methodologies and laboratory verification of visual disease diagnosis.

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Figure 1. Change in clinical ichthyophoniasis in Chinook salmon sampled at rkm 1,170 over a 12-year period (1999-2010) showing a steady decline from its peak in 2003 to a low in 2010, paralleling a 57% decline in population density over the same period. Zuray et al. In press.

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C. Identify future research needs.

• Chinook salmon spawning success.

• Egg, and juvenile salmon survival rate.

• Premature mortality of diseased Chinook salmon.

• Fish wheel bias.

• Prevalence in Canadian tributaries.

• Ichthyophonus research in the marine environment.7