North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Technical Report 17

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The Identification of Individuals with Hatchery and Natural Origin in a Mixed Sample of Amur River Chum Salmon by Otolith Microchemistry

Authors: 
Pavel B. Mikheev, Denis V. Kotsyuk, Elena V. Podorozhnyuk, Vsevolod N. Koshelev, Tatiana A. Sheina, Mikhail A. Baklanov, and Alexey Yu. Puzik

Abstract Excerpt:
This paper presents the results of using microchemical analysis of otoliths to identify chemical markers that are specific to juvenile fall chum salmon released from hatcheries in the Amur River basin, with their subsequent identification in otoliths of returning spawners. The implementation of this approach can be a methodological solution for detecting “hatchery-produced” and natural-origin fish in a mixed sample of chum salmon spawners.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23849/npafctr17/122.125.

Citation

Mikheev, P.B., D.V. Kotsyuk, E.V. Podorozhnyuk, V.N. Koshelev, T.A. Sheina, M.A. Baklanov, and A.Y. Puzik.  2021.  The identification of individuals with hatchery and natural origin in a mixed sample of Amur River chum salmon by otolith microchemistry.  N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Tech. Rep. 17: 122–125.  https://doi.org/10.23849/npafctr17/122.125.