Conservation translocation is a common strategy to offset mounting rates of population
declines through the transfer of captive‐or wild‐origin organisms into areas where …

Animal migrations are costly and are often characterized by high predation risk for
individuals. Three of the most oft‐assumed mechanisms for reducing risk for migrants are …

We reviewed studies of piscivorous colonial waterbird predation on juvenile salmonids to
synthesize current knowledge of factors affecting fish susceptibility to avian predators …

Salmonid fish raised in hatcheries often have lower fitness (number of returning adult
offspring) than wild fish when both spawn in the wild. Body size at release from hatcheries is …

Changes in the Puget Sound ecosystem over the past 3 decades include increases in
harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) abundance and declines in many of their preferred prey …

We evaluated the impact of predation on juvenile steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss and
yearling and subyearling Chinook Salmon O. tshawytscha by piscivorous waterbirds from 11 …

Salmon hatcheries are management tools intended to stabilize declining abundance in
salmon populations and sustain salmon fisheries. One key area of uncertainty is how …

Key life‐cycle transitions, such as metamorphosis or migration, can be altered by a variety of
external factors, such as climate variation, strong species interactions, and management …

Abstract Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka smolts typically experience high mortality
during out‐migration through freshwater and the early marine environment. Due to tag …

Variability in animal migratory behavior is expected to influence fitness, but few empirical
examples demonstrating this relationship exist. The initial marine phase in the migration of …