Types of Channel Habitat

Types of Channel Habitat

Coho Salmon in Ocean form and male and female during freshwater spawning http://www.primeseafood.com/coho_salmon.jpg

Ocean form Chinook (king) salmon http://www.critfc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chinook.jpg

http://www.hookhack.com/img/steelhead_spmale.jpg

http://www.hookhack.com/img/steelhead_spfemale.jpg

Cutthroat Trout https://wgfd.wyo.gov/fishexam/Images/bonneville.jpg

Salmon redd (nest) http://www.goldprospectors.org/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/1/91/1GPAASalmonIllustration.jpg

Salmonid redd (nest) http://northwestsalmon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/redd_diagram.gif

Salmonid redds (nests) in Washington http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YLJeS5gP7r4/SvJyzWVjs6I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Lv-gS78LltQ/s1600/2009-10-04--6876_0002.jpg

Video Clip: Wild salmon spawning. 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jq1U8JyHW4

Graph of stream temperatures with different canopies OWEB, 1999, Fundamentals of River Restoration and Salmonid Fisheries

Table Showing preferred salmon temperatures for migration and spawning http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/temptech/figures/temperaturetech-6.gif

Life Cycle of salmon. While the cycle is the same for salmon, different species of salmon spend varying lengths in freshwater and at sea. http://sns.ucdavis.edu/public/user/images/lifecycle_of_salmon.jpg

Salmonid Life Cycle https://fish101.community.uaf.edu/files/2015/02/salmon02a.jpg

Diagram of an estuary microbewiki.kenyon.edu/images/thumb/c/c2/Overview.jpg/500px-Overview.jpg

Salmon Fry use estuary zones for rearing. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/elipse9.gif

Insert image in the space below, resize image to fill space as much as possible. Areas of a river system used by salmon for spawning, rearing, feeding, and migration. http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/environment/watersheds/central_puget_sound/nearshore_environments/LgRiver_Mouth_Salmon.ashx?la=en

Fisheries Resource Best indicator of watershed health

Areas where salmonid species spawn and rear Washington Dept. Forestry, 2004, Side Channel Restoration

Algal bloom as a result of agricultural run-off Algal bloom as a result of agricultural run-off. Algae consumes massive amounts of oxygen that cause fish kills. http://science.kqed.org/quest/files/2013/06/fish.jpg

Run-off from different sources can cause algal blooms, eutrophication, and water density changes.

Figure showing chemical run-off.

Insert image in the space below, resize image to fill space as much as possible. Salmon carcasses in streams provide nutrients for many organisms in streams including, microscopic organisms, insects, bears, birds, and also vegetation. http://patagonia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d07fd53ef0147e1f7bb6e970b-500wi

Birds feeding on salmon carcasses. http://www.hakodatebirding.com/Bird-of-Prey-1/Raptors/12/528120578_F3jix-M-2.jpg

Sockeye salmon preparing redds (nests) for spawning. https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2749/4231281483_c7524e8d65.jpg

Salmon preparing to spawn in an Alaskan river. http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/5/creek-spawning-salmon_4634.jpg

Using snorkels to gather fish counts. http://fishbio.com/wp-content/uploads/Snorkel-survey.jpg

Fisherman with a pink salmon (left) and chinook salmon (right).

70lb Chinook Salmon