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    The Golden Trout has a special color pattern of both green and orange. The orange color runs across the fish body from the gills to its caudal fin. The green stripes run down from the top of the fish and cross the orange line, which creates multiple perpendicular green and oranges stripes on the fish body. On its fins, there are black dots that appears all throughout the area of the fins (both dorsal and caudal); which creates the combination of all three color on the Golden Trout. These color combinations

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    enhance channel, floodplain and riparian ecosystem processes and critical habitats for juvenile and adult salmonids, in coordination with local communities and stakeholders, to promote the recovery of healthy and diverse Chinook salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) populations in the Merced River, while helping to meet the abundance goals of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program. Robinson’s restoration reach is approximately 2.4 km long and is located 16 km downstream of Crocker-Huffman Dam. The

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    Fraser River Sockeye Salmon in Decline: An Analytical Literature Review Lauren M. Howell 26095133 University of British Columbia Author Note Lauren M. Howell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph Lauren M. Howell, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Lauren Howell, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Contact: Lauren@adbizstudio

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    Field experiment links surface water-groundwater exchange to fish growth Or Surface water-groundwater exchange increases post-emergent salmonid growth by stimulating foodweb production Francine Alex Colden Eric Keywords: chinook, hyporheic exchange, rearing habitat, salmon Target Journal: CJFAS or Freshwater Biology or Ecological applications?? Introduction Multiple salmonid species are known to actively select areas of groundwater upwelling for spawning. Surface water-groundwater (SW-GW) exchange

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    Mercury contamination in aquatic environments is becoming an increasing threat to both wildlife and humans (Peterson S. A., 2007). Organisms in the aquatic environment, particularly fish, bioaccumulate methylmercury from contaminated water and food, but predominately from food (Peterson S. A., 2007). Mercury in the atmosphere exists in three inorganic forms: gaseous elemental mercury (GEM: Hg0), oxidized mercury typically called reactive gaseous mercury (RGM: Hg2+), and particulate mercury (Hgp)

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    freshwater to spawn (Quinn 2011). Anadromy is considered to be a defining life history pattern for members of the Salmonidae family (comprised of salmons, trouts, and charrs) (Quinn and Myers 2004). All Pacific salmon species (belonging to the Genus Oncorhynchus) are considered to be anadromous (Quinn 2011); nonetheless, there are examples of anadromous salmonids outside this Genus, such as Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (McDowall 2001). It is worth noting that anadromy is expressed to different degrees

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    Salmon Fishing Tackle Troutman: "You can spend a small fortune on salmon fishing tackle if you add up the cost of a boat, fuel to run the boat, beer, a place to store the boat in the off-season, and all the gear. That is the bad news, but the good news is that you don 't have to spend that much money. Really all you need is a reel and a rod and know where to fish from shore. I once added up my cost and it worked out to be over $129 per pound of salmon. Now this is information you do not want

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    The US Fishing Industry

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    In 1988 50,000 people were commercial fishing, but in 2002 there was only 27,000 still in the fishing industry. Commercial fishing can affect the economy or be good for the economy of an area. With the commercial fishing industry brings in millions of dollars by the amount of fish that is coming in from the fisherman who are out fishing to make money. Fishing has a big effect on the environment were the fishing is happening. Commercial fishing brings in millions of fish that are worth billions in

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    For thousands of years, humans have been relying on the ocean of their living. In some areas along the coast, people’s lives depend on the sea. People living in those areas use fishing as their main business. They got many profits by this economy and they could live wealthily. However, the technology has been improved so much that the fishermen use different techniques to catch the fish. This leads to getting them more money but on the other hand, it causes over hunting. In some places, people have

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    Old Ocean Case Study

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    Oldcastle Precast of Avon, Conn. prefabricated a precast concrete pool and weir fish ladder, designed for a tributary to Hubbard Brook, Middletown, as part of the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s State Route 410 (Aircraft Road) culvert rehabilitation project. The Connecticut Department of Transportation included a concrete pool and weir fish ladder to the culvert rehabilitation project under State Route 410 after learning about the benefits of a fish ladder, at this site, by the CT DEEP

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