[PDF] Biochemical Genetic Variation Of Chinook Salmon Stocks Of The Mid Columbia River eBook

Author : Anne Christine Kristiansson
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Page : 58 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Chinook salmon
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Biochemical variation in 12 different chinook populations, sampled from 10 hatcheries along the Columbia River and the Oregon coast, was studied with starch gel electrophoresis. An index was used to describe the genetic differences between pairs of populations. Differences were observed between spring and fall chinook and between Columbia River and Oregon coastal populations. Variation in inbreeding coefficients, calculated at four polymorphic loci, indicated that natural selection may alter the frequency of certain phenotypes.

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Page : 189 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 1986
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For the first time genetic similarities among chinook salmon and among steelhead trout stocks of the Columbia River were determined using a holistic approach including analysis of life history, biochemical, body shape and meristic characters. We examined between year differences for each of the stock characteristics and we also correlated the habitat characteristics with the wild stock characteristics. The most important principle for managing stocks of Columbia River chinook salmon and steelhead trout is that geographically proximal stocks tend to be like each other. Run timing and similarity of the stream systems should be taken into account when managing stocks. There are similarities in the classifications derived for chinook salmon and steelhead trout. Steelhead trout or chinook salmon tend to be genetically similar to other steelhead or chinook stocks, respectively, that originate from natal streams that are geographically close, regardless of time of freshwater entry. The primary exception Lo this trend is between stocks of spring and fall chinook in the upper Columbia River where fish with the different run timings are dissimilar, though geographically proximate stocks within a run form are generally very similar. Spring chinook stocks have stronger affinities to other spring chinook stocks that originate in the same side of the Cascade Range than to these Spring chinook stock: spawned on the other side of the Cascade Range. Spring chinook from west of the Cascades are more closely related to fall chinook than they are to spring chinook from east of the Cascades. Summer chinook can be divided into two main groups: (1) populations in the upper Columbia River that smolt as subyearlings and fall chinook stocks; and (2) summer chinook stocks from the Salmon River, Idaho, which smolt as yearlings and are similar to spring chinook stocks from Idaho. Fall chinook appear to comprise one large diverse group that is not easily subdivided into smaller subgroups. In general, upriver brights differ from tules by at least one locus. Steelhead stocks can be divided into two main groups: (1) those stocks found east of the Cascades; and (2) those stocks found west of the Cascade Mountains. Steelhead from west of the Cascades are divisable into three subgroups of closely related stocks: (1) a group comprised mainly of wild winter steelhead from the lower Columbia River; (2) Willamette River hatchery and wild winter steelhead; and (3) summer and winter hatchery steelhead stocks from both the lower Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Steelhead from east of the Cascades are separable into three subgroups of closely related stocks: (1) wild summer steelhead; (2) a group comprised mainly of hatchery summer steelhead stocks; and (3) other hatchery and wild steelhead from Idaho. Streams east and west of the Cascades can be differentiated using characters including precipitation, elevation, distance from the mouth of the Columbia, number of frost-free days and minimum annual air temperature. There are significant differences among the stocks of chinook salmon and steelhead trout for each of the meristic and body shape characters. Between year variation does not account for differences among the stocks for the meristic and body shape characters with the exception of pelvic fin ray number in steelhead trout. Characters based on body shape are important for discriminating between the groups of hatchery and wild steelhead stocks. We could not determine whether the basis for the differences were genetic or environmental. The reason for the variation of the characters among stocks is as yet unclear. Neutrality or adaptiveness has not been firmly demonstrated.

Author : Devin Michael Bartley
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Page : 432 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Acipenser
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Populations of chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, and coho salmon, O. kisutch, from Northern California and four species of North American sturgeon were analyzed by horizontal starch-gel electrophoresis. The products of 53 gene loci from 27 enzyme systems were used to characterize the genetic structure of 35 groups of hatchery and wild chinook salmon. The distribution of specific alleles, cluster analysis based on genetic identities, analyses of gene flow, and gene diversity analyses indicated that groups of chinook salmon from the three major river drainages in California were genetically differentiated. The products of 45 gene loci from 21 enzyme systems were used to characterize the genetic structure of 27 groups of coho salmon. Most of the observed genetic variation was due to rare alleles occurring in only a few groups of salmon. No obvious association of specific alleles with geographic area was observed and the low level of genetic variability made patterns of genetic structure or associations among the groups of coho salmon difficult to determine. The application of biochemical-genetic analyses to the management of chinook and coho salmon fisheries was addressed. A comparison of hatchery groups of chinook and coho salmon with wild groups in the same area revealed that hatchery stocks generally reflect the genetic structure of the local populations. The genetic differentiation of chinook salmon by drainage could provide fishery scientists with a means to identify specific groups of chinook salmon. The application of this technique to manage coho salmon populations is problematic at the present given the seemingly random distribution of alleles and the low levels of genetic variability. The products of seven gene loci were used to identify hybridization between chinook and coho salmon in a collection of salmon from a tributary to the Trinity River. The implications of a group of hybrid fish in the wild were discussed in terms of genetic resource conservation and disease transmission. The products of 20 gene loci were used to characterize the genetic structure and relationship of four species of sturgeon: Acipenser transmontanus, A. medirostris, A. fulvescens, and A. brevirostrum. Fixed allelic differences existed among the four species at several gene loci and each species could be unambiguously identified by its genetic profile.

Author : Patrick L. Hulett
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fishery resources
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Although differences between selective pressures in hatcheries and streams have been theorized to cause genetic divergence between hatchery and wild salmonids, evidence of this is lacking. This study was initiated to document the presence or absence of genetic change in hatchery and wild stocks by characterizing genetic traits in fish of various life history stages within a single generation. Nine biochemical traits (enzyme loci) and 12 meristic traits were characterized for adult fall chinook and one or more juvenile stages of their progeny of the 1984 brood year. Study groups consisted of hatchery-reared and naturally-reared subunits of populations in two tributaries of the lower Columbia River: Abernathy Creek and the Lewis River. Parents of both groups from Abernathy Creek were primarily of hatchery origin, whereas parents of both groups from the Lewis River were primarily of wild origin. The experimental design thus included reciprocal comparisons of hatchery and wild-reared groups from each of two stocks: one that has been propagated under hatchery conditions for at least five generations and one that has evolved in a stream environment. Both biochemical and meristic traits varied among adult and juvenile stages within hatchery and wild groups. Changes in some of these traits appear to have been caused by natural selection. This was true even for Abernathy hatchery and Lewis wild groups, which have been in the same environment for many generations. The direction and/or degree of change in some biochemical and meristic traits differed between hatchery and wild groups from a given stream, suggesting that selective pressures of the hatchery and wild environments differed in those cases. However, it could not be determined from these data whether the observed divergence of traits reflects general differences in hatchery and stream environments, or if it reflects population-specific responses to site-specific environmental conditions. The extent to which patterns of genetic change within a single generation might vary among year classes or generations is likewise unknown. Evidence of temporal changes in biochemical and meristic traits of hatchery and wild fish within a single generation has important implications regarding the use of those traits to characterize stocks. Assumptions of temporal stability of biochemical or meristic traits within or between year classes should be applied with caution. Sampling strategies of studies involving these characters should account for the possibility of temporal heterogeneity. Finally, these results suggest that workers using allozymes as genetic tags should test the assumption of selective neutrality of the particular allozyme markers being used.

Author : Fred Utter
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 22,87 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Chinook salmon
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This report examines critical questions related to the genetic distinctness of summer-run subgroups and other temporarily or geographically distinct groups of chinook salmon in the mid-Columbia region, with the critical area of concern lying upstream from Rock Island Dam, but with comparisons including downstream "upriver bright" fall chinook.

Author : John S. Hargrove
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Chinook salmon
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This report summarizes progress in the development and implementation of genetic stock identification (GSI) in the Snake River basin for natural-origin steelhead and spring/summer Chinook Salmon for the 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2020 reporting period. Four objectives for the GSI project are addressed in this report: 1) the maintenance and evaluation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels for high-throughput genotyping of steelhead and Chinook Salmon in the Snake and Columbia river basins; 2) the updating, maintenance, and testing of SNP baselines to describe genetic variation and for use as a reference in conducting GSI for both species; 3) the implementation of GSI to estimate genetic stock composition and life history diversity of steelhead and spring/summer Chinook Salmon passing Lower Granite Dam (LGR); and 4) the summarization of life history and genetic diversity information for steelhead and spring/summer Chinook Salmon detected at PIT tag detection systems. For both species, panels of up to 368 SNPs have been in use for GSI and parentage-based tagging (PBT) at both Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Eagle Fish Genetics Lab, and its collaborating laboratory, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Hagerman Genetics Lab. We present an updated Steelhead SNP baseline version 4, which consists of 43 collections and 2,719 individuals. Chinook Salmon SNP baseline v3.1 consists of 30 collections and 4,356 individuals. SNP baselines are used to describe genetic diversity and structure of natural-origin populations throughout the Snake River. Based on population structure we have defined 10 genetic stocks for steelhead and 7 genetic stocks for Chinook Salmon for GSI analysis at LGR. We summarize GSI results for returning adults and emigrating juveniles during 2019-2020 at LGR using v3.1 baselines as reference for both steelhead and Chinook Salmon. Finally, we describe the life history variation and genetic diversity of steelhead and Chinook Salmon detected at IPTDS. The information presented in this report provides critical data for viable salmonid population (VSP) monitoring of the Snake River steelhead DPS and the Snake River spring/summer Chinook Salmon ESU.

Author : Richard N. Williams
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 25,3 MB
Release : 2005-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080454305

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Return to the River will describe a new ecosystem-based approach to the restoration of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River, once one of the most productive river basins for anadromous salmonids on the west coast of North America. The approach of this work has broad applicability to all recovery efforts throughout the northern hemisphere and general applicability to fisheries and aquatic restoration efforts throughout the world. The Pacific Northwest is now embroiled in a major public policy debate over the management and restoration of Pacific salmon. The outcome of the debate has the potential to affect major segments of the region's economy - river transportation, hydroelectric production, irrigated agriculture, urban growth, commercial and sport fisheries, etc. This debate, centered as it is on the salmon in all the rivers, has created a huge demand for information. The book will be a powerful addition to that debate. A 15 year collaboration by a diverse group of scientists working on the management and recovery of salmon, steelhead trout, and wildlife populations in the Pacific Northwest Includes over 200 figures, with four-color throughout the book Discusses complex issues such as habitat degradation, juvenile survival through the hydrosystem, the role of artificial production, and harvest reform

Author : John S. Hargrove
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Page : 25 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Chinook salmon
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This report summarizes progress in the development and implementation of genetic stock identification (GSI) in the Snake River basin for natural-origin steelhead and spring/summer Chinook Salmon for the 01/01/2019 to 12/31/2019 reporting period. Four objectives for the GSI project are addressed in this report: 1) the maintenance and evaluation of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels for high-throughput genotyping of steelhead and Chinook Salmon in the Snake and Columbia river basins; 2) the updating, maintenance, and testing of SNP baselines to describe genetic variation and for use as a reference in conducting GSI for both species; 3) the implementation of GSI to estimate genetic stock composition and life history diversity of steelhead and spring/summer Chinook Salmon passing Lower Granite Dam (LGR); and 4) the summarization of life history and genetic diversity information for steelhead and spring/summer Chinook Salmon detected at PIT tag detection systems. For both species, panels of up to 379 SNPs have been in use for GSI and parentage-based tagging (PBT) at both Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Eagle Fish Genetics Lab, and its collaborating laboratory, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Hagerman Genetics Lab. Steelhead SNP baseline version v3.1 consists of 45 collections and 5,967 individuals. Chinook Salmon SNP baseline v3.1 consists of 30 collections and 4,356 individuals. SNP baselines are used to describe genetic diversity and structure of natural-origin populations throughout the Snake River. Based on population structure we have defined 10 genetic stocks for steelhead and 7 genetic stocks for Chinook Salmon for GSI analysis at LGR. We summarize GSI results for returning adults and emigrating juveniles during 2018-2019 at LGR using v3.1 baselines as reference. The information presented in this report provides critical data for viable salmonid population (VSP) monitoring of the Snake River steelhead DPS and the Snake River spring/summer Chinook Salmon ESU.