00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.557343 CaOODSP 20221107133925 cr ||||||||||| 170322s2017 oncbo ob f000 0 eng d 978-1-100-25902-4 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-nf Fs97-6/3126E-PDF Porter, T. R. (T. Rex) Underwater visual survey methodology used to count Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) in rivers of St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland [electronic resource] / by T.R. Porter, G. Clarke, and J. Murray. [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, c2017. vi, 52 p. : col. maps, col. photos. Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3126 Title at head of French abstract: L'abondance des reproducteurs est un paramètre important dans l'évaluation de l'état des stocks de saumons de l'Atlantique (Salmo salar). Includes bibliographical references (p. 18-21). "The abundance of spawners is an important parameter in assessing the status of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) stocks. The most common technique used to estimate abundance of Atlantic Salmon spawners in Newfoundland and Labrador is fish counting fences or weirs. However, this technique is expensive and not always logistically feasible in many rivers. In 1996, underwater visual surveys were initiated to count Atlantic Salmon in five rivers in St. George’s Bay, Newfoundland. The technique involved swimmers using snorkelling gear and floating downstream. This method was found to be an effective, versatile and low cost means of estimating Atlantic Salmon abundance. This report describes various types of visual surveys, the biological and environmental conditions that influenced accuracy and precision of the counts, particularly with reference to underwater visual surveys, and provides a detailed description of the methodology used in the visual surveys conducted in St. George’s Bay rivers”--Abstract, p. v. Includes pref. matter and abstract in French. gccst Fisheries resources gccst Salt water fish gccst Fisheries management Clarke, G. Murray, J. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Science. Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3126 (CaOODSP)9.504449 PDF 2.84 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3126-eng.pdf