Salmon Carcass Tossing 2014
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Nisqually River Salmon Nutrient Enhancement
ProgramThe stinky and slimy
salmon carcass tossing thing
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Salmon
Life Cycle
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Salmon
Life Cycle
redd
eggs
silt
Salmon Life Cycle
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Salmon Life Cycle
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Salmon Life Cycle
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Salmon Life Cycle
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Salmon Life Cycle
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Salmon Life Cycle
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Salmon
Life Cycle
Riparian area
Clear, clean water
crustaceans
ocean
carcass
estuary
Oil pollution
redd
eggs
alevin
silt
gravel
Large, woody debris
River migration
Silver coloration
predators
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Historical salmon runsPre 1800’s
• 5000 Chinook• 23,000 Coho• 60,000-100,000 Chum• 115,000 Pink (odd years only)• 6000 Steelhead
720,000 to 1,425,000 lbs/yr!!!!! marine derived nutrients; depending on chum run and pink(odd year)
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Present Day• 1500 Chinook• 5000 Coho• 30,000 Chum• 10,000 Pink• 500 Steelhead
343,000 lbs/yr
• Less than 1/3 of historical run size• Much more chum than any other fish = less
diversity
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Our goals…
• Upstream nutrients
• Winter months
• Increase nutrients in low nutrient upper watershed
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Where do the carcasses come from?
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Nisqually Salmon Runs
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Where do the carcasses come from?
Clear Creek Hatchery
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Why toss salmon carcasses?
It helps salmon.
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Why toss salmon carcasses?
It helps other wildlife, too!
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Why toss salmon carcasses?
It helps trees and plants.
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Why toss salmon carcasses?
Wa He Lut Indian School
Salmon connect people with our natural resources.
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10 years of Carcass Tossing(1999-2013---no fish tossed in 2008/09)
106 tons of rotten salmon tossed
293,200 lbs!
About 21,200 lbs this year!
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30 Orca Whales (9,600lbs each)
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300,000 lb jet
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Timing *above Centralia Dam
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What To Wear:
Rain gear and rubber boots are recommended!
Dress in layers to keep warm.
Bring a plastic bag to store smelly, outer layers
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On your field experience….
…let’s look for early signs of SPRING!
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Western Beaked Hazelnut
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Indian Plum
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Thank you!!……..Questions?
James Morrill, Nathan Meade, and Sheila Wilson Nisqually River Education [email protected]@[email protected](360)438-8715