Genetic status of Atlantic salmon in Maine : interim report from the Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine / Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atlantic salmon fisheries--Maine--Genetics.

Atlantic salmon fisheries.

Salmon stock management--Maine.

Salmon stock management.

Fish stocking--Maine.

Fish stocking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 62 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Atlantic salmon in Maine, once abundant but now seriously depleted, were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in November 2000. The listing covers the wild fish in eight Maine rivers as a single "distinct population segment." The controversy in Maine that accompanied the listing led Congress to request the National Research Council's (NRC's) advice on the science relevant to understanding and reversing the declines in Maine's salmon populations. The charge to the NRC's Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine included an interim report focusing on the genetic makeup of Maine Atlantic salmon populations. This is the interim report. Understanding the genetic makeup of Maine's salmon is important for recovery efforts, because the degree to which populations in Maine differ from adjacent populations in Canada and the degree to which populations in different Maine rivers and tributaries differ from each other affect the choice of recovery options that are most likely to be effective. This report focuses only on questions of genetic distinctiveness. The committee's final report will address the broader issues, such as the factors that have caused Maine's salmon populations to decline and the options for helping them to recover.

Contents:

Front Matter; Acknowledgment of Review Participants; Contents; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Biology and Evolution of Atlantic Salmon; 3 Current State of Atlantic Salmon in Maine; 4 Genetics of Wild Maine Salmon Populations; 5 Quality of the Data; 6 Conclusions; References; Appendix A Statement of Task; Appendix B Meetings and Presenters

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-57).

ISBN:

0-309-51052-X

OCLC:

70771840