T-10-17 Adaptation to Captivity and the Fitness of Hatchery Steelhead in the Hood River

Tuesday, August 21, 2012: 1:15 PM
Meeting Room 10 (RiverCentre)
Mark Christie , Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Melanie Marine , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Rod French , Oregon Dept Fisheries and Wildlife, The Dalles, OR
Michael S. Blouin , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
We will review data from the Hood River, Oregon, on fitness differences between wild steelhead and hatchery stocks.  A major focus will be on the causes of the fitness decline, and on identifying traits that may be responding to domestication selection in the hatchery.