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Study Plan Number 01080

Branch : Fish Health Branch

Study Plan Number : 01080

Study Title : Assessing the risk posed to native Atlantic salmon in Maine by escapement of European salmon with emphasis on the potential for outbreeding depression

Starting Date : 04/01/1999

Completion Date : 09/30/2000

Principal Investigator(s) : Starliper, Clifford E. & King, Timothy L.

Primary PI : Starliper, Clifford E.

Telephone Number : (304) 724-4434

Email Address : cliff_starliper@usgs.gov

SIS Number : 5003731

Primary Program Element : Endangered and At-Risk Species

Second Program Element : Fish and Aquatic Habitats

Status : Active

Abstract : In lieu of listing the Atlantic salmon as a Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Marine Fisheries Service and the State of Maine agreed upon an Atlantic Salmon Conservation Plan. This cooperative recovery program includes continued broodstock development and stocking of Atlantic salmon in the Downeast rivers and changes in aquaculture and agriculture operations to reduce potential threats to salmon survival. The provision of increased use of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon for supplement stocking and commercial aquaculture underscores the need to understand the genetic composition of both wild and captive populations. Examples of problems associated with the mixing of divergent genetic stocks within species include outbreeding depression, the loss of local adaptations, and the spread of pathogens.

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Branch :	Fish Health Branch
Study Plan Number :	01080
Study Title :	Assessing the risk posed to native Atlantic salmon in Maine by escapement of European salmon with emphasis on the potential for outbreeding depression
Starting Date :	04/01/1999
Completion Date :	09/30/2000
Principal Investigator(s) :	Starliper, Clifford E. & King, Timothy L.
Primary PI :	Starliper, Clifford E.
Telephone Number :	(304) 724-4434
Email Address :	cliff_starliper@usgs.gov
SIS Number :	5003731
Primary Program Element :	Endangered and At-Risk Species
Second Program Element :	Fish and Aquatic Habitats
Status :	Active
Abstract :	In lieu of listing the Atlantic salmon as a Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Marine Fisheries Service and the State of Maine agreed upon an Atlantic Salmon Conservation Plan. This cooperative recovery program includes continued broodstock development and stocking of Atlantic salmon in the Downeast rivers and changes in aquaculture and agriculture operations to reduce potential threats to salmon survival. The provision of increased use of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon for supplement stocking and commercial aquaculture underscores the need to understand the genetic composition of both wild and captive populations. Examples of problems associated with the mixing of divergent genetic stocks within species include outbreeding depression, the loss of local adaptations, and the spread of pathogens.
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