Barry Dr. Berejikian
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Successful management of salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest involves the wise use of
artificial propagation technologies. The Behavioral Ecology Team conducts research
to understand how captive culture environments affect salmon behavior and to determine
the relative importance of genetic and environmental (e.g., learning) factors on this
behavior. Survival of artificially propagated fish and the nature of their ecological
interactions with wild fish depend upon the behavior of cultured fish after their
release into natural environments.
The team collaborates with state, tribal and non-profit entities to conduct
studies that are designed to identify the effects of artificial rearing on
juvenile and adult salmon behavior and to determine how behavioral changes affect
the success of salmon enhancement programs and the status of wild salmon stocks.
Team members work in a variety of settings, including laboratory streams, artificial
stream channels, and natural streams, and conduct experiments on adults and
juveniles of several species of Pacific salmonids, including coho salmon,
chinook salmon, and steelhead.
Information from these studies is used to guide the implementation of artificial propagation programs designed to augment, supplement or restore natural populations.
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