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Performing
riverbed analysis and site selection of preferred egg planting sites
Prior to conducting
wild salmon survival enhancement activities, a careful
study and assessment of physical, chemical, and
hydrological attributes of available spawning beds
should be undertaken.
Analysis of the
hyporheic zone (gravel
beds in which salmon spawn) is conducted to identify and
catalog the areas most conducive to high egg survival.
Steps are taken to prevent displacement of other species
in selecting egg planting sites.
Assessing the health
of the spawning habitat is a principal consideration in
egg planting: “The selection of egg planting sites is a
function of careful analysis of the
hyporheic zone through
freeze core sampling and establishing the “Fredle”
index. Only when this work is complete can we
confidently predict high survival of egg plants.”
(White, 1980)
Alliances with
agencies, tribes and community organizations, with
guidance from our board of directors realizes a
collaborative atmosphere that strives to combine the
most recent findings in habitat studies with years of
practical knowledge and experience of each unique
watershed and salmon stock.
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