North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

NPAFC Technical Reports

NPAFC Technical Reports are extended abstracts of scientific presentations given at NPAFC workshops. NPAFC Technical Reports are published in English.

To order a hardcopy of Technical Reports 4–7, please email: secretariat@npafc.org

Technical Report 22

Report of the Final Workshop (November 1–2, 2023) Describing Observations Made during Winter Surveys of the International Year of the Salmon Expeditions to the Gulf of Alaska

November 1–2 | Virtually Held
Editors: Skip McKinnell, William Stanbury, and Aidan Schubert
Published: 2023

Technical Report 21

A Review of Pink Salmon in the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans

October 2–3 | Vancouver, Canada
Technical Editor: William Stanbury
Published: 2023

Technical Report 20

International Year of the Salmon 2022 Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition Hybrid Preliminary Results Meeting Summary

October 2–3 | Vancouver, Canada
Editors: Skip McKinnell, Aidan Schubert, and Polina Orlov
Published: 2023

Technical Report 19

The Status and Trends of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout Stocks with Linkages to their Ecosystem

Technical Editors: Andrew R. Munro, Sue C.H. Grant,  Aidan Schubert, Antonio Vélez-Espino, and William Stanbury
Published: 2023

Technical Report 18

Virtual Conference on Winter Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Results from the Two Gulf of Alaska Expeditions

April 20–22, 2021 | Canada and USA
April 21–23, 2021 | Japan, Korea, and Russia
Technical Editor: Lana Fitzpatrick
Published: 2022

Technical Report 17

Third NPAFC-IYS Virtual Workshop on Linkages between Pacific Salmon Production and Environmental Changes

May 25–27, 2021 | Canada and USA
May 26–28, 2021 | Japan, Korea, and Russia
Technical Editors: Jeongseok Park, William Stanbury, and MacKenzie Kermoade
Published: 2021

Technical Report 16

Roadmap to Develop the Likely Suspects Framework:
Salmonscape Workshop Series

December 2020–March 2021 | Virtually Held
Editors: Matthew Siegle, Aline Litt, Mark Saunders, Caroline Graham, Aidan Schubert, Camille Jasinski, Scott Akenhead, Richard Erhardt, Brian Wells, Catherine Michielsens, Marc Porter, Colin Bull, and Sue Grant
Published: 2021

Technical Report 15

Second NPAFC-IYS Workshop on Salmon Ocean Ecology in a Changing Climate

May 18–20, 2019 | Portland, Oregon, USA
Technical Editors: Jeongseok Park and Laura Tessier
Published: 2019

Technical Report 14

Report of the Proceedings for the IYS Workshop:
First International Year of the Salmon Data Laboratory (ISDL) Workshop

January 25, 2019 | Vancouver, Canada
Technical Editors: Jeongseok Park and Laura Tessier
Published: 2019

Technical Report 13

Report of the Proceedings for the IYS Workshop:
International Year of the Salmon Workshop on Salmon Status and Trends

January 23–24, 2019 | Vancouver, Canada
Technical Editors: James R. Irvine, Kelly Chapman and Jeongseok Park
Published: 2019

Technical Report 12

Report of the Proceedings for the IYS Workshop:
Toward Effective Coupling of the Science of a Changing Climate with Salmon and People

June 27–29, 2018 | Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Technical Editors: Madeline Young, Mark Saunders and Jeongseok Park
Published: 2019

Technical Report 11

First NPAFC-IYS Workshop on Pacific Salmon Production in a Changing Climate

May 26–27, 2018 | Khabarovsk, Russia
Technical Editors: Jeongseok Park and Stephanie Taylor
Published: 2019

Technical Report 10

Story of the International Year of the Salmon: Concept to Launch

February 17–18, 2015 & March 15–16, 2016 | Vancouver, Canada
Technical Editors: Madeline Young, Mark Saunders and Vladimir Radchenko
Published: 2017

Technical Report 9

3rd International Workshop on Migration and Survival Mechanisms of Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead in Ocean Ecosystems

April 25–26, 2013 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Technical Editors: Nancy D. Davis and Claudia Chan
Published: 2013

Technical Report 8

International Workshop on Explanations for the High Abundance of Pink and Chum Salmon and Future Trends

October 30–31, 2011 | Nanaimo, Canada
Technical Editors: Nancy D. Davis and Claudia Chan
Published: 2012

Technical Report 7

Second International Workshop on Factors Affecting Production of Juvenile Salmon: Survival Strategy of Asian and North American Juvenile Salmon in the Ocean

October 26–27, 2006 | Sapporo, Japan
Editors: Richard J. Beamish, Edward V. Farley, Jr., Jim Irvine, Masahide Kaeriyama, Sukyung Kang, Vladimir I. Karpenko, Toru Nagasawa and Shigehiko Urawa
Published: 2007

Technical Report 6

BASIS 2004: Salmon and Marine Ecosystems in the Bering Sea and Adjacent Waters

2004 International Workshop BASIS-2004: Salmon and Marine Ecosystems in the Bering Sea and Adjacent Waters
October 30–31, 2004 | Sapporo, Japan
Editors: Tomonori Azumaya, Richard Beamish, Jack Helle, Sukyung Kang, Vladimir Karpenko, Chae Sung Lee, Katherine Myers, Toru Nagasawa, Olga Temnykh and Marc Trudel
Published: 2005

Technical Report 5

Application of Stock Identification in Defining Marine Distribution and Migration of Salmon

2003 International Workshop on Application of Stock Identification in Defining Marine Distribution and Migration of Salmon
November 1–2, 2003 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Editors: Jim Irvine, Lisa Seeb, Shigehiko Urawa, Natalia Varnavskaya and Richard Wilmot
Published: 2004

Technical Report 4

Causes of Marine Mortality of Salmon in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans and in the Baltic Sea

2002 Joint Meeting on Causes of Marine Mortality of Salmon in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans and in the Baltic Sea
March 14–15, 2002 | Vancouver, Canada
Editors: IBSFC, NASCO, NPAFC and PICES
Published: 2002

Technical Report 3

Salmonid Otolith Marking

2001 International Workshop on Salmonid Otolith Marking
March 21, 2001 | Seattle, WA, USA
Technical Editors: Peter Hagen, David Meerburg, Katherine Myers, Alexander Rogatnykh, Shigehiko Urawa and Eric Volk
Published: 2001

Technical Report 2

Comparative Studies on Juvenile Salmon Ecology between the East and West North Pacific Ocean

2000 International Workshop on Factors Affecting Production of Juvenile Salmon: Comparative Studies on Juvenile Salmon Ecology Between the East and West North Pacific Ocean
October 29, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan
Technical Editors: Richard Beamish, Yukimasa Ishida, Vladimir Karpenko, Patricia Livingston and Katherine Myers
Published: 2001

Technical Report 1

Climate Change and Salmon Production

1998 Workshop on Climate Change and Salmon Production
March 26–27, 1998 | Vancouver, Canada
Technical Editor: Katherine Myers
Published: 1998