Higher Adult Survival For Smaller, Early Released Subyearling Chinook From Mid-Columbia Hatchery

Contrary to the prevailing wisdom that the larger a juvenile salmon when released from hatcheries the better the adult returns, a recent study at the Wells Fish Hatchery found that releasing subyearling summer chinook a month earlier – so smaller – results in better adult survival than fish released a month later.

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