| Title | On the reproductive success of early-generation hatchery fish in the wild |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Christie, Mark R., Michael J. Ford, and Michael S. Blouin |
| Secondary Title | Evolutionary Applications |
| Volume | 7 |
| Number | 8 |
| Pagination | p.883–896 |
| Date Published | 2014, Sep. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Atlantic salmon = Salmo salar, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, Hood River, Johnson Creek (Id.), Little Sheep Creek, Malbaie River (Quebec), population biology, reproductive behavior, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Umpqua River, Wenatchee River, wild salmonids |
| Notes | This is a review of several studies of the relative reproductive success of wild and hatchery salmonids. It is another nail in the coffin for fish hatcheries. “Our analyses clearly show that even hatcheries using local- and predominately wild-origin broodstocks create fish with lower reproductive success than their wild-born counterparts… The reduced fitness of hatchery fish was consistently documented despite differences in geographic location, study species, hatchery practices and analytical approaches.” (p.894) Among the studies referenced was Thériault’s case study of Umpqua River coho salmon published in 2010 and 2011, and which may be found in this bibliography. This is an open-access article. |
| URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.12183/full |
| DOI | 10.1111/eva.12183 |
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