Chinook salmon definition
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The FMS is intended to improve the condition of aquatic resources in the lower American River, particularly fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead by improving flow-related habitat and water temperature.
The 2007 Agreement: Reaffirms and expands and refines the intent of the earlier agreements to provide spring flows (May 1 through June 15) and fall flows (October 15 through November 30) for spring and fall run Chinook salmon.
The water temperature objectives of the FMS have been developed to allocate the available lower American River cold water resources for juvenile steelhead rearing in summer, and fall- run Chinook salmon spawning in fall.
For winter-run and spring-run Chinook salmon, the instream flow objective for the North Fork of Battle Creek is 30 cubic feet per second (± 5 cfs).
Life-history characteristics of juvenile spring Chinook salmon rearing in Willamette Valley reservoirs.
Pink salmon, Chum salmon, Sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, and Chinook salmon are Anadromous, in that they return to freshwater habitats to spawn after spending the majority of their lives in salt-water environments.
Fall, spring, and summer Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) occur within the Skagit River system, and fall Chinook occur within the Samish River.
There are six different Chinook salmon populations recognized in the Skagit Basin.
In 2000, the Flow Management Standard was developed, which established minimum flow standards to improve the conditions for fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead.
This would improve fish passage and encourage more utilization of estuarine habitat in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay by juvenile Chinook salmon.