Increased natural reproduction and genetic diversity one generation after cessation of a steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) conservation hatchery program

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• Alternative Title:
  Increased natural reproduction and genetic diversity one generation after cessation of a steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) conservation hatchery program
• Journal Title:
  PLOS ONE
• Personal Author:
  Berejikian, Barry A. ; Van Doornik, Donald M.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Spatial and temporal fluctuations in productivity and abundance confound assessments of captive propagation programs aimed at recovery of Threatened and Endangered populations. We conducted a 17 year before-after-control-impact experiment to determine the effects of a captive rearing program for anadromous steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on a key indicator of natural spawner abundance (naturally produced nests or 'redds'). The supplemented population exhibited a significant (2.6-fold) increase in redd abundance in the generation following supplementation. Four non-supplemented (control) populations monitored over the same 17 year period exhibited stable or decreasing trends in redd abundance. Expected heterozygosity in the supplemented population increased significantly. Allelic richness increased, but to a lesser (non-significant) degree. Estimates of the effective number of breeders increased from a harmonic mean of 24.4 in the generation before supplementation to 38.9 after supplementation. Several non-conventional aspects of the captive rearing program may have contributed to the positive response in the natural population.
• Source:
  PLOS ONE
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190799
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5774695
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Washington ; Pacific Area
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  PMC
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/24560/noaa_24560_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.54 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75ddf1b6886ee421261a72a823376b4d7fffc16b686e34ad0d5b1dbf82eb450287ee145e8a68d464522ebe83e345fa28a89b37cc510ccea8f84f13566b9e23b0