west coast salmon genetic stock identification collaboration
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West Coast Salmon Genetic Stock Identification Collaboration. Renee Bellinger, Coordinator. West Coast Collaboration. SWFSC. NWFSC. NWFSC. Resolving the weak-stock problem. Collect fish distribution data at the scale fish move Standardize data collection/methodology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
West Coast Salmon Genetic Stock Identification
Collaboration
Renee Bellinger, Coordinator
West Coast CollaborationWest Coast Collaboration
SWFSC
NWFSC
NWFSC
Resolving the weak-stock problem
- Collect fish distribution data at the scale fish move- Standardize data collection/methodology- Integrate data into a coordinated coast-wide management system
Mixed Stock Analysis Results
(n = 2,413)
ANALYSIS OF WASHINGTON FISHERIES USING GENETICS
Washington Department Fish and WildlifeMolecular Genetics Laboratory
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
RECENT
1983 Chinook Ocean troll fishery composition1980’s – 90’s Lower Columbia winter gillnet : optimization of Chinook harvest1987 – 1991 Strait of Juan de Fuca : tribal and recreational Chinook harvest1987 – 2005 Determined allocations for Pink salmon fisheries (60,000,000 fish)1997 – 2001 Columbia River (Zone 6) tribal steelhead fishery composition 2003 – 2006 Commercial Chinook Ocean troll fishery composition2004 – 2006 Strait of Juan de Fuca mark-selective Chinook fisheries composition2007 Puget Sound Chinook recreational fishery composition2006 – 2007 Chinook bycatch in Puget Sound sockeye and pink commercial fisheries2008 – 2009 Falcon-Leadbetter Collaboration with ODFW/OSU/CRITFC
Information provided by
Scott M. Blankenship
ANALYSIS OF WASHINGTON FISHERIES USING GENETICS
Washington Department Fish and WildlifeMolecular Genetics Laboratory
ANTICIPATED
ONGOING
2009 Determination of harvest composition for Chinook Ocean troll
• Near-real time genetic analysis• Considering implementation of GPS time-stamping
2010 Expanding temporal and geographic scope of Chinook Ocean troll near-real time genetic analysis
Extensive genetic reference baseline development for salmonidsDevelopment of new analytical methods and data management tools Evaluation of management forecasting model (e.g., FRAM)Evaluation of enhancing current management regime using genetic informationCollaboration/coordination with CROOS Information provided
byScott M. Blankenship
Perspectives from WA Trollers Association