Klamath River Outmigrant Trapping Update June 12, 2023

Klamath River Outmigrant Trapping Update June 12, 2023
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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.
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
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.
Conservation Office
Arcata,CA
Program
Juvenile Northern Pike in aquarium at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery, South Dakota
The Fish and Aquatic Conservation program leads aquatic conservation efforts for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We are committed to tackling the nation’s highest priority aquatic conservation and recreational challenges to conserve, restore, and enhance fisheries for future generations.
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
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
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
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
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Animal health
Anadromous fish
Trapping
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest