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Open-ocean orientation and return migration routes of chum salmon based on temperature data from data storage tags

2001; Inter-Research; Volume: 216; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps216235

1616-1599

KD Friedland, RV Walker, ND Davis, KW Myers, GW Boehlert, Shigehiko Urawa, Yuji Ueno,

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MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 216:235-252 (2001) - doi:10.3354/meps216235 Open-ocean orientation and return migration routes of chum salmon based on temperature data from data storage tags Kevin D. Friedland1,*, Robert V. Walker2, Nancy D. Davis2, Katherine W. Myers2, George W. Boehlert3, Shigehiko Urawa4, Yasuhiro Ueno5 1UMass/NOAA CMER Program, Blaisdell House, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA 2University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Box 355020, Seattle, Washington 98195-5020, USA 3National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA 4National Salmon Resources Center, Sapporo 062-0922, Japan 5Fisheries Agency of Japan, Tohoku National Fisheries Institute, Hachinohe Branch, Hachinohe 031-0841, Japan *E-mail: friedlandk@forwild.umass.edu ABSTRACT: Temperature data storage tags were applied to maturing chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta in the Bering Sea during summer 1998, 5 of which were recovered in the coastal waters around Japan. These tags recorded water temperatures experienced by the fish for periods of 62 to 118 d at resolutions of 15 to 30 min. We considered fine-scale aspects of the data by analyzing diel temperature patterns in regard to the migration behavior and orientation of the fish. During the night, temperatures experienced by the fish changed little, and were among the highest temperatures experienced whereas daytime temperatures often showed dramatic changes as the fish changed depth. We analyzed a time series of temperature differences between sunrise and sunset as an indication of progress made by the fish against horizontal thermal gradients, which was assumed to represent changes in latitudinal position. Daytime differences were positive when the fish were migrating to warmer waters, whereas night-time differences were zero or slightly negative. This suggests that the fish made more progress migrating during the day than at night. We also considered large-scale aspects by examining oceanographic data in relation to the temperatures recorded by the tags. Analysis of possible migration routes based on large-scale patterns of sea surface temperature distributions suggests that zonal (east-west) routes are preferred. These data support the hypothesis that chum salmon utilize orientation cues associated with the sun during open ocean migration. However, whether salmon also utilize additional orientation or navigation mechanisms remains to be determined. KEY WORDS: Chum salmon · Data storage tag · Orientation · Migration Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 216. Online publication date: July 06, 2001 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2001 Inter-Research.