Impact of forest management on coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations of the Clearwater River, Washington: A project summary

C. J. Cederholm; L. M. Reid

Treesearch

Impact of forest management on coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations of the Clearwater River, Washington: A project summary

Informally Refereed

Authors:

C. J. Cederholm, L. M. Reid

Year:

1987

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Chapter Thirteen, In: Ernest O. Salo and Terrance W. Cundy (eds.), Streamside Management: Forestry and Fishery Interactions, Proceedings of a Symposium held at University of Washington, 12-14 February 1986 Contribution no. 57, Institute of Forest Resources, Seattle, Washington. p. 373-398.

Download (PDF 249 KB)

Download (PDF 249 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/7726.pdf

Abstract

Abstract - In 1972, declining coho salmon production and visible forestry impacts on coho habitats prompted the initiation of an ongoing fisheries research project in the Clearwater River basin of the Olympic Peninsula. Heavy fishery catches have resulted in a general under-seeding of the basin, as demonstrated by stocking experiments and inventories of potential habitat. Because of the resulting lack of a reservoir of surplus juveniles, the number of smolts produced is more sensitive to natural and forestry-related impacts.

Keywords

PSW4351, salmon, forestry impacts, Clearwater River, Washington, sediment, aggradation

Citation

Cederholm, C. J.; Reid, L. M. 1987. Impact of forest management on coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations of the Clearwater River, Washington: A project summary. Chapter Thirteen, In: Ernest O. Salo and Terrance W. Cundy (eds.), Streamside Management: Forestry and Fishery Interactions, Proceedings of a Symposium held at University of Washington, 12-14 February 1986 Contribution no. 57, Institute of Forest Resources, Seattle, Washington. p. 373-398.