Project II.2.5: Supporting fisheries research
Project Name: II.2.5 Supporting fisheries research
Project Leads: Modeling team
Project Description
Recent trends in fishery management have been begun moving towards an ecosystem-level approach, but basic observations of physical and chemical processes in the CR estuary and plume are difficult to make at the scales important to fish. In this regard, the virtual estuary provides an unprecedented resource to fisheries managers in their attempts to link biological and physical processes in the CR. This project seeks partnerships with fisheries biologists to share knowledge and expertise across disciplines, helping to define and utilize novel approaches to the use of simulation databases.
Fit in program
This effort provides a linkage between the CMOP’s currently modeled physical variables, and the higher trophic levels, bringing us closer to identifying the impacts of CR processes on human health.
Outcomes
Several projects have been undertaken, including:
| Collaboration | Short descriptor |
| Grays River | Development of a circulation model grid and calibration for evaluating habitat restoration efforts on the lower Grays River |
| Steelhead SAR | Correlations were identified between steelhead smolt-to-adult ratios, and CR plume size |
| BPA Plume Project | Multi-year collaborative effort to characterize the distribution of salmonids and their associated communities in the CR plume, and to understand how physical and chemical processes influence them |
