Scientific evidence to inform spawning practices at Fisheries and Oceans Canada salmon hatcheries in the Pacific region.: Fs70-7/2024-032E-PDF
"Release of Pacific salmon from hatcheries to support or enhance natural populations creates potential risks to the genetic integrity, genetic diversity, and fitness of wild salmon. Under Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon, wild salmon are defined as salmon that have spent their entire lives in the wild and are the offspring of naturally-spawned parents. The genetic risks to wild salmon associated with hatcheries are mitigated and minimized through genetic management of broodstocks. The Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP) currently uses guidelines developed in the 1980s to direct broodstock collection and spawning within their hatchery lines. In recent years there have been substantial advances in scientific knowledge regarding the effects of hatcheries on wild salmon. A review of the genetic management of broodstock guidelines is timely to ensure operations are consistent with current science advice"--Context, page [1].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region, issuing body. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body. |
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| Title | Scientific evidence to inform spawning practices at Fisheries and Oceans Canada salmon hatcheries in the Pacific region. |
| Variant title | SEP broodstock management |
| Series title | Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2024/032 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "August 2024." Caption title. Issued also in French under title: Preuves scientifiques pour éclairer les pratiques de fraie dans les stations d'alevinage du saumon de Pêches et Océans Canada dans la région du Pacifique. Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-39). |
| Publishing information | Nanaimo, BC : Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, 2024. ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (52 pages) : graphs. |
| ISBN | 9780660727806 |
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| Subject terms | Salmonid Enhancement Program (Canada) Pacific salmon -- Spawning -- British Columbia. Pacific salmon -- Genetic engineering -- British Columbia. Fish hatcheries -- British Columbia. Brood stock assessment -- British Columbia. |
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