Gastric evacuation and daily ration of naturally produced age-0 chinook salmon in lake ontario

Abstract Almost 30 years after natural reproduction of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha was discovered in Lake Ontario tributaries, little is known about the feeding dynamics of these fish after they enter the lake. This study assesses consumption by naturally produced age-0 Chinook salmon as they enter the nearshore region of Lake Ontario after emigrating from the Salmon River, New York, a major U.S. tributary of Lake Ontario. Evacuation rate, estimated as a function of temperature in controlled laboratory experiments, ranged from 0.214/h at 10°C to 0.352/h at 19°C. Diel field sampling for daily ration estimates occurred on three dates in late spring (June 6, 12, and 18, 2001). Although no consistent diel feeding pattern was observed, Chinook salmon maintained an elevated gut fullness value throughout the day and did not feed after dark. Moreover, daily rations (grams [dry weight] of ration per 100 g of dry fish weight), which ranged from 27.54 (SE = 3.07) on June 12 to 33.27 (3.7) on June 6, were...

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