Conservation and Management for Fish-eating Birds and Endangered Salmon

Abstract

A conflict involving piscivorous birds and salmonids in the Pacific Northwest pits the conservation of protected migratory waterbirds against the restoration of Columbia Basin salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) that are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The Columbia River Avian Predation Project is a cooperative, collaborative research project designed to monitor populations of piscivorous colonial waterbirds on the lower Columbia River and their impact on the survival of juvenile salmonids from the Columbia River basin. The Project includes biologists from Oregon State University, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, U.S. Geological Survey, and RTR Consultants.

Parent Publication

• Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference. 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Volume 1 and 2

Citation

Roby, D. D.; Collis, K.; Lyons, D. E. 2005. Conservation and Management for Fish-eating Birds and Endangered Salmon. In: Ralph, C. John; Rich, Terrell D., editors 2005. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference. 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Volume 1 Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 161-165