A rotary screw trap (RST; also known as a smolt wheel) is used to perform a capture-mark-recapture experiment on the main stem of the Margaree River. Smolts are captured at the wheel, a subset are tagged (max 200 individuals daily) and released upriver. Individuals not tagged are enumerated and released at the wheel. A fraction of tagged individuals are recaptured at the wheel. Trap efficiency and smolt abundance can be calculated from this data.

This dataset represents fish sampling and habitat measurements (https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Habitat-data-for-Juvenile-Pacific-salmonid-habitat/mtrd-zgtr/about_data) from the Snoqualmie and Green rivers in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, USA. Using a cataraft mounted with a boat electrofisher, these data were collected between late winter and late spring from 2016 through 2022. Measurements were of 25-m-long transects along six different edge habitat types in the two rivers. The edge habitats represented in this dataset are ‘armored banks’, ‘biorevetment banks’, ‘unarmored banks’, ‘bars’, ‘backwaters’, and ‘side channels’. These data were collected as part of monitoring of eight habitat restoration or bioengineered bank stabilization projects in the Snoqualmie and Green rivers, along with three more general studies of fish-habitat relationships in the two rivers. These data are analyzed and presented in the journal article “Juvenile Pacific salmonid habitat use in two Puget Sound lowland Rivers”, published in the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tafs.10457). All data were collected by the King County Water and Land Resources Division, Science and Technical Support Section. Habitat data were collected during the day and include measurements of the width of low-velocity habitat (≤ 0.45m/s) and water depth along each transect. Fish sampling occurred after darkness fell the evening following habitat data collection. Fish data include the number of each species sampled at each transect and the number of seconds each transect was electrofished. For additional details on the data and collection methods, please see the associated journal article or contact the article authors: Aaron David (adavid@kingcounty.gov), Christopher Gregersen (chris.gregersen@kingcounty.gov), Joshua Kubo (josh.kubo@kingcounty.gov), Daniel Lantz (dan.lantz@kingcounty.gov), and James Bower (james.bower@kingcounty.gov).

SPI natural origin spawner abundance metrics and indicators data

Tabular dataset of data collected from chinook salmon smolt trapping on the Chena River in May and June of 2017-2019. Trapping took place between the East end of the Fort Wainwright airfield (N 64.831952, W -147.571279) and adjacent to Chena Marina (N 64.81065, W -147.89908) in 2017, between Hamilton Acres (N 64.839650, W -147.681000) and Pikes Landing (N 64.830467, W –147.848750) in 2018, and between Nordale Road Bridge (N64.846536, W -147.410418) and Grahel Park (N 64.845831, W –147.706114) in 2019. This dataset contains the biometric and tagging data related to captured Chinook salmon.

PURPOSE: Adult salmon logbook data are collected annually from volunteer anglers on the Margaree River. These data are used as an input to the current model for predicting abundance of large and small salmon returns each season in the Margaree River (Breau and Chaput 2012). Logbook data used in the model come from in-season fishing. However, the dataset provided also includes early out-of-season fishing that was conducted by volunteer anglers under a scientific license issued by DFO. This early out-of-season early fishing began in 2015 as a pilot project and ran until 2023. DESCRIPTION: Tabularized data from logbooks of anglers in SFA 18A and 18B PHYSICAL SAMPLE DETAILS: Logbooks USE LIMITATION: To ensure scientific integrity and appropriate use of the data, we would encourage you to contact the data custodian.

This dataset represents habitat measurements and fish sampling (https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Fish-data-for-Juvenile-Pacific-salmonid-habitat-us/hznk-dan4) from the Snoqualmie and Green rivers in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, USA. Using a cataraft mounted with a boat electrofisher, these data were collected between late winter and late spring from 2016 through 2022. Measurements were of 25-m-long transects along six different edge habitat types in the two rivers. The edge habitats represented in this dataset are ‘armored banks’, ‘biorevetment banks’, ‘unarmored banks’, ‘bars’, ‘backwaters’, and ‘side channels’. These data were collected as part of monitoring of eight habitat restoration or bioengineered bank stabilization projects in the Snoqualmie and Green rivers, along with three more general studies of fish-habitat relationships in the two rivers. These data are analyzed and presented in the journal article “Juvenile Pacific salmonid habitat use in two Puget Sound lowland Rivers”, published in the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tafs.10457). All data were collected by the King County Water and Land Resources Division, Science and Technical Support Section. Habitat data were collected during the day and include measurements of the width of low-velocity habitat (≤ 0.45m/s) and water depth along each transect. Fish sampling occurred after darkness fell the evening following habitat data collection. Fish data include the number of each species sampled at each transect and the number of seconds each transect was electrofished. For additional details on the data and collection methods, please see the associated journal article or contact the article authors: Aaron David (adavid@kingcounty.gov), Christopher Gregersen (chris.gregersen@kingcounty.gov), Joshua Kubo (josh.kubo@kingcounty.gov), Daniel Lantz (dan.lantz@kingcounty.gov), and James Bower (james.bower@kingcounty.gov).

The Strait of Juan de Fuca Intensively Monitored Watershed (IMW) began in 2004 to test the watershed-scale response of steelhead and coho salmon to watershed restoration. The Strait IMW includes two treatment watersheds (East Twin River and Deep Creek) and one control watershed (West Twin River). Restoration treatments included LWD placement, road and culvert removal, off-channel habitat creation, and riparian planting. Monitoring of physical habitat as well as coho and steelhead parr densities began in 2004 using the EPA’s EMAP site selection and sampling protocols. Smolt and adult monitoring predates the IMW program and began as early as 1998 in some watersheds. Preliminary results suggest an increase in pool habitat and small increases in steelhead adults and smolts in East Twin River, as well as adult coho in Deep Creek. PIT tagging has revealed a large outmigration of age-0 coho in the fall that contributes to the adult return, stream swapping by juveniles, and varying return times for coho adults. Current research has answered a portion of our original questions and has raised new ones. Restoration treatments were completed fairly recently or are still in progress. As habitat typically does not respond immediately to treatment, additional years of monitoring are needed to determine watershed-scale fish response. Moving forward, analysis of otoliths to validate PIT tag data and new restoration methods such as carcass or nutrient enhancement may be merited. PIT tagging and habitat data. Includes fish weight, length, location, and PIT tag number. Habitat data includes wood measurements and stream surveys.

Tabular dataset of data collected from chinook salmon smolt trapping on the Chena River in May and June of 2017-2019. Trapping took place between the East end of the Fort Wainwright airfield (N 64.831952, W -147.571279) and adjacent to Chena Marina (N 64.81065, W -147.89908) in 2017, between Hamilton Acres (N 64.839650, W -147.681000) and Pikes Landing (N 64.830467, W –147.848750) in 2018, and between Nordale Road Bridge (N64.846536, W -147.410418) and Grahel Park (N 64.845831, W –147.706114) in 2019. This dataset contains the total number of traps set on a given date and the total number of Chinook salmon captured on that given date.