Assessing the outcomes of stocking of hatchery juveniles in the presence of wild Atlantic salmon

dc.contributor.advisorCurry, Allen
dc.contributor.authorWallace, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:37:45Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:37:45Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2020-08-18T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractStocking of hatchery-reared, juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) is a common enhancement and recovery strategy across jurisdictions, yet its impact remains uncertain. We investigated the potential effectiveness of stocking in the Miramichi River system where approximately 150,000 first-feeding fry are stocked annually in reaches where wild juveniles are present. Local site and landscape level characteristics were used to fit predictive models for wild parr densities measured as Percent Habitat Saturation (PHS) using Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR). The observed PHS of stocked sites was found to be significantly lower than predicted, suggesting stocking has not been effective in increasing the PHS in the studied stocked sites. The results suggest that habitat and other density dependent effects likely limit productive capacity in this system, and consequently, may limit the effectiveness of stocking in other systems with natural production.
dc.description.copyright©Ben Wallace, 2017
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dc.format.extentix, 64 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.otherThesis 10048
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14233
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineForestry and Environmental Management
dc.titleAssessing the outcomes of stocking of hatchery juveniles in the presence of wild Atlantic salmon
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineForestry and Environmental Management
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Science in Forestry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.F.

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