We examined the relationship between bait and lure size and type and body size, injury, and
handling time for northern pike Esox lucius, an important recreational fisheries resource in …

Stock assessment methods for Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) require estimates of total
mortality to obtain accurate exploitation rate and stock size estimates. Total mortality …

We compared exhaustion-related physiological stress and physical injury as contributors to
fish condition, longevity, and egg retention in two Pacific salmon species after their arrival at …

Objective Fishery managers often implement mark‐selective fishing regulations that provide
harvest opportunity on abundant hatchery salmon populations while requiring release of at …

Although many coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) caught in recreational fisheries are
harvested, a substantial number of salmon are released after capture. Mortality rates of coho …

Efforts to recover depressed stocks of salmon and steelhead trout in North America include
implementation of mark-selective recreational fisheries, whereby anglers are allowed to …

Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du potentiel de rétablissement des populations
de saumon chinook du sud de la Colombie-Britannique, unités désignables du Fraser et du …

In response to declining returns of Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp., captive-rearing
programs have emerged as one approach to maintain natural-origin stocks while …

Potential effects of air exposure and fight times on fish caught and released by anglers have
been increasingly studied in recent years, yet little is known about how long anglers actually …

Increasing concern exists about the effects of air exposure and fight times on fish being
caught and released. Such effects are usually tested in laboratory or hatchery settings, with …