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USGS divers in the Elwha River
WFRC zebrafish laboratory
Processing a Lost River sucker
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Wind River Watershed Restoration: Annual report April 2006 to March 2007
This report summarizes work completed by U.S. Geological Survey’s Columbia River Research Laboratory (USGS-CRRL) in the Wind River subbasin during the period April 2006 through March 2007 under Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) contract 26922. During this period, we collected temperature, flow, and habitat data to characterize physical habitat condition and variation within and among tributari
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Patrick J. Connolly, Ian G. Jezorek, Carrie S. Munz
Wind River Watershed Restoration: Annual Report April 2005 - March 2006
This report summarizes work completed by U.S. Geological Survey’s Columbia River Research Laboratory (USGS-CRRL) in the Wind River subbasin during the period April 2005 through March 2006 under Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) contract 22095. During this period, we collected temperature, flow, and habitat data to characterize habitat condition and variation within and among tributaries and ma
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Ian G. Jezorek, Patrick J. Connolly, Jodi Charrier, Carrie Munz
Otolith research for Puget Sound
Otoliths are hard structures located in the brain cavity of fish. These structures are formed by a buildup of calcium carbonate within a gelatinous matrix that produces light and dark bands similar to the growth rings in trees. The width of the bands corresponds to environmental factors such as temperature and food availability. As juvenile salmon encounter different environments in their migratio
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K. Larsen, R. Reisenbichler
Klamath Basin: A watershed approach to support habitat restoration, species recovery, and water resource planning
Water allocation among human and natural resource uses in the American West is challenging. Western rivers have been largely managed for hydropower, irrigation, drinking water, and navigation. Today land and water use practices have gained importance, particularly as aging dams are faced with re-licensing requirements and provisions of the Endangered Species and Clean Water Acts. Rising demand for
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S. P. VanderKooi, L. Thorsteinson
Wind River watershed restoration: Annual Report April 2004 - March 2005
During 2004, researchers from U.S. Geological Survey’s Columbia River Research Laboratory (USGS-CRRL) collected temperature, flow, and habitat data to characterize physical habitat condition and variation within and among tributaries and mainstem sections in the Wind River subbasin. Juvenile salmonid population surveys were conducted within select study areas throughout the subbasin. We expanded o
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P.J. Connolly, I.G. Jezorek
Investigating passage of ESA-listed juvenile fall Chinook salmon at Lower Granite Dam during winter when the fish bypass system is not operated
During the winter of 2006-07, we radio and passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagged, and released 99 juvenile fall Chinook salmon to evaluate over-wintering behavior and dam passage in the lower Snake River, Washington. All fish were released 10 km upstream of Lower Granite Dam at Granite Point in early November, 2006. Fixed radio telemetry detection sites located in the forebay and tailrace ar
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Tobias J. Kock, Kenneth F. Tiffan, William P. Connor
White sturgeon mitigation and restoration in the Columbia and Snake rivers upstream from Bonneville Dam, Annual Progress Report April 2005 - March 2006. Report C.
River discharge and water temperatures that occurred during April through July 2005 provided conditions suitable for spawning by white sturgeon downstream from Bonneville, The Dalles, John Day, and McNary dams. Optimal spawning temperatures in the four tailraces occurred for 3-4 weeks and coincided with the peak of the river hydrograph. However, the peak of the hydrograph occurred in mid May and d
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M.J. Parsley, P. Kofoot
Survival and migration behavior of juvenile salmonids at McNary Dam, 2005: Final report of research
During 2005, we used radio-telemetry at McNary Dam to estimate passage and survival parameters of juvenile salmonids. During the spring migration period, two treatments were implemented: 1) 12-h spill operations with spill occurring between 1800 hours and 0600 hours, and 2) 24-h spill with spill occurring 24 hours per day. Treatments were not implemented during the summer migration period. However
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Russell W. Perry, Amy C. Braatz, Marc S. Novick, Joel N. Lucchesi, Gary L. Rutz, Ryan C. Koch, Jacquelyn L. Schei, Noah S. Adams, Dennis W. Rondorf
Synthesis of juvenile salmonid passage studies at The Dalles Dam volume II: 2001 - 2005
The overall goal of juvenile salmonid research at The Dalles Dam is to provide data to inform decisions on strategies to improve smolt survival rates at the project. Survival improvement strategies address the three primary passage routes at The Dalles Dam -- spillway, sluiceway, and turbines – with the general intent to increase spill and sluice passage and decrease turbine passage. From 2001, wh
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G. E. Johnson, J.W. Beeman, I.N. Duran, A.L. Puls
Detection of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is considered to be one of the most important viral pathogens of finfish and is listed as reportable by many nations and international organizations (Office International des Epizooties 2006). Prior to 1988, VHSV was thought to be limited to Europe (Wolf 1988; Smail 1999). Subsequently, it was shown that the virus is endemic among many marine and anadromou
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James Winton, Gael Kurath, William Batts
Using a remote sensing/GIS model to predict southwestern Willow Flycatcher breeding habitat along the Rio Grande, New Mexico
Introduction
The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus; hereafter SWFL) is a federally endangered bird (USFWS 1995) that breeds in riparian areas in portions of New Mexico, Arizona, southwestern Colorado, extreme southern Utah and Nevada, and southern California (USFWS 2002). Across this range, it uses a variety of plant species as nesting/breeding habitat, but in all cases
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James R. Hatten, Mark K. Sogge
Fish rhabdovirus models for understanding the host response to DNA vaccines
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Gael Kurath, Maureen K. Purcell, Kyle A. Garver