"Primary objectives . . . were to document the wild salmonid species that utilize Salmon River as a spawning area, to determine their spatial and temporal distributions, and to measure the abundance of each species." (p.1) Adults and juveniles were studied.
A fish hatchery was built on the Salmon River and began operating in late 1976. The early part of this study describes pre-hatchery status of salmonids in the river. Later work formulated a hatchery-rearing program.
Sampling with seine and trawl from May 1974 to November 1976 indicated that the species composition and distribution of fishes in Tillamook Bay through time is primarily related to the movements of marine species in and out of the estuary. Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus), and shiner...
Field investigations were implemented to study the interrelationships between streamflows and salmonid production during the summer-fall low flow period in two natural stream channels. Elk Creek, near Cannon Beach in Clatsop County, was the site selected for intensive investigation.
Construction of streamflow control and diversion facilities was completed in November...
This report presents data collected during the first full field season of
a project designed to examine the streamflow requirements of juvenile salmonids. Problems encountered in the original design, changes made in the design and the application of the expected results are discussed.