2021 Middle Klamath River and Lower Salmon River Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration Monitoring

The Tribe worked in cooperation with the SRRC and US Fish and Wildlife Service and operated rotary traps in the Middle Klamath River and Lower Salmon River. The Tribe was the primary cooperator for sites in the Middle Klamath River at Big Bar and Kinsman Creek and the Lower Salmon River. Trapping occurred only 5 days per week at most sites or when condition allowed. Trapping efficiencies were conducted at the Kinsman trap site only and were not conducted at the Lower Salmon River or Big Bar trapping sites. Biometric data was collected on all juvenile salmonids handled and samples were provided to US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Project Benefit: The project will provide data to long term Chinook salmon production monitoring efforts that have been ongoing in the Klamath River for the past 25 years. The project will specifically benefit Chinook salmon production modeling efforts conducted by the Karuk Tribe and US Fish and Wildlife Service where model inputs are based on real out-migrant catch data and model outputs can be verified by real monitoring data. This project will provide information regarding listed species such SONCC Coho Salmon.