Concepts
and strategies for sustainability
of Pacific salmon
Project
Description: This work included
two major components: 1) a coastwide study of the status and quality
of U.S. Pacific salmon spawning escapement management; and 2) the
preparation of a peer-reviewed book resulting from the 1996 conference
Towards Sustainable Fisheries: Balancing Conservation & Use of
Salmon and Steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. In the first component,
databases containing records for 602 Pacific salmon management units,
consisting of 8,369 biological populations were assembled. This was
done by reviewing the literature and/or contacting state or native
salmon management biologists. Information on the type, method, and
quality of spawner management was evaluated. In the second component
of this project, a collection of 50 peer-reviewed papers is being
edited & assembled into a hard cover book.
Application
of Research: This research will support improvements
in Pacific salmon management. The evaluation of spawner escapement
management is the first of its kind and will help policy makers decide
whether to allocate additional funding to improving information for
population management. It will also help managers decide how best
to allocate their limited management resources to best manage salmon
escapements. The book will provide a number of new ideas for improving
salmon management and should prove to be a valuable reference tool
for biologists, managers, policy people, and students.
Investigator:
Poster
Presentation - "Searching for a Life History Approach to Salmon
Escapement Management" - [PDF file - 179 KB]
"Sustainable
Fisheries Management: Pacific Salmon" Book
  Table
of Contents
Ordering
Information:
You
may order the book from The Sustainable Fisheries Foundation by accessing
their web site at http://www.sff.bc.ca/
and downloading an order form. The cost is $84 US, including shipping
and all the proceeds go to the Sustainable Fisheries Foundation.
You
may also order the book directly from CRC Press, by accessing their
on-line catalog at http://www.crcpress.com/
and searching for "Pacific salmon". The cost is $110 including
shipping - you can order electronically and use a credit card.
You
also find the book available at Amazon.com
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