Klamath River Outmigrant Monitoring Update — June 6, 2022

Author(s)
Headshot of Ty Wallin in a black U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Polo
Fish & Wildlife Biologist
Fish and Aquatic Conservation
Additional Role(s)
USFWS Science Liaison to the Trinity River Restoration Program,
FWS Pride ERG - Intranet & Technology Liaison,
Previously - Klamath Basin Juvenile Salmon Outmigrant Monitoring Program Lead
Expertise
Rotary-Screw Trapping,
Juvenile Salmon,
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Area
CA
Arcata,CA
Publication date
Type of document
Report
Facility
Photo of a foggy morning in the Trinity River Valley.
The Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office is a field office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our work in northern California includes scientific assessments, habitat restoration, and conservation of listed species.
Program
A man is fishing in a boat with three young girls. The kids are excitedly pulling a fish out of the water.
The Fish and Aquatic Conservation programs work together to deliver resilient habitats, healthy fish, connected people, and strong partnerships. From habitat restoration to aquatic invasive species prevention, captive breeding to population assessment and monitoring, our programs are driven by the...
Species
A huge school of silver fishes swimming in a stream

ESA (NMFS) status: threatened (June 1997 - southern OR/northern CA population)

Coho salmon are a species of Pacific salmon which inhabit the Pacific coast in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.  These fish are also known as silver salmon...

FWS Focus
Steelhead are usually dark olive in color, shading to silvery white on the underside with a heavily speckled body and a pink-to-red stripe running along their sides.

Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) belong to the family Salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars. Steelhead are similar to some Pacific salmon in their life cycle and ecological requirements. They are born in fresh water streams, where they spend their first 1-3 years of life....

FWS Focus
Ecosystem
Subject tags
Animal health
Fishes
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fish migration
Anadromous fish
Trapping
FWS and DOI Region(s)