Reports
Books
Web Resources
REPORTS
Diminishing Returns: Salmon Decline and Pesticides
report produced by the Oregon Pesticide Education Network (OPEN), a coalition of fishing and environmental
groups addresses the effects of pesticides on salmon populations. Another report titled Lethal Lawns:
Diazinon Use Threatens Salmon that explains what
diazinon is and how it effects salmon. The reports can be downloaded from the links above or by calling
the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides at (541)344-5044, or email ncap@pesticide.org.
The cost is $10 (includes shipping).
Pacific Salmon and Wildlife: Ecological Contexts, Relationships,
and Implications for Management. This Special Edition Technical Report is a product of the Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
in Oregon and Washington project. Readers will find information on salmon life history, fresh water and terrestrial habitat
relationships of salmon, ecological relationships of salmon, and implications for fisheries management. The PDF report can be
downloaded from the link above or ordered by contacting Lynette Wickett, WDFW, Habitat Program, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA
98501-1091, or email wickelaw@dfw.wa.gov.
Sea-run Cutthroat Trout: Biology, Management and Future Conservation. Proceedings of a symposium held in Reedsport, OR, October 12-14, 1995. James D. Hall, P.A. Bisson, and R.E. Gresswell (editors). 1997. 183 p. $20.00. You can view the publication at http://www.orst.edu/groups/orafs/sales/sales.htm To order, send a check with your request to Oregon Chapter AFS, PO BOX 722, Corvallis, OR 97339. For more information, contact the Chapter at brennerl@peak.org
Description and Identification of Essential Fish Habitat, Adverse Impacts and Recommended Conservation Measures for Salmon -- Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan; Published by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. January, 1999. You can view the document at http://www.psmfc.org/efh.html
BOOKS
A Field guide to Pacific Coast Fishes of North America (336 pp. 1983). William Eschmeyer, Earl S. Herald, and Howard Hammann. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company Boston. Guide to identifying fish found in waters from Alaska down to Baja. Includes descriptions, illustrations of over 500 species, and color plates.
Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest (452 pp. 1996) Published by the National Academy Press; hardbound, $44.95; Book explores the complications and conflicts surrounding the salmon problem--starting with available data on the status of salmon populations. Offers specific recommendations for salmon rehabilitation. Includes information on salmon biology and geography, and the impacts of human activities. To order, visit http://www.nap.edu/bookstore/index.html and search for the book's title.
Influences of Forest and Rangeland Management on Salmonid Fishes and Their Habitats (751 pages. 1991) W. R. Meehan, editor. Published by American Fisheries Society ISBN 0-913235-68-7. Thorough reviews of the ways forestry, grazing, mining, and recreation affect salmonid resources, and of the best management practices to mitigate those effects. Emphasis is on western North America but the principles are broadly relevant elsewhere. $81.00. To order, call the American Fisheries Society Publication Fulfillment at 412/741-5700 and ask for Stock #510.15C. Or visit their Site here.
WEB RESOURCES
The following websites provide great resources regarding salmonid spawning behavior, macroinvertebrate identification and downloadable images:
Salmon Spawning Behavior analyzes salmonid spawning through remote underwater video.
Neartica focuses on mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies.
Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates provides
an identification key.
Izaak Walton League of America Key
provides another great key to identification.
Kentucky Water Watch Key is a key to the
orders of aquatic insects.
Dr. Bill Stark's Website provides information, links, and great
photos in the virtual insectary.
Common Aquatic Insects has images of orders
of aquatic insects and links to other pages of images.
Missouri Stream Team - Macroinvertebrate Photos has wonderful color photos of a variety of benthic macroinvertebrates.
West Coast Salmon and the Endangered Species Act -- http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/1salmon/salmesa/index.htm -- If you can’t remember which fish is listed where, this site is for you. It’s a great site that includes a snapshot of West Coast fish listings, fact sheets, species maps, federal register notices, reports & publications, and contact information for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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