Field Identification of Coastal Juvenile Salmonids
Product Code: BK-FICJS
Author: W.R. Pollard & G.F. Hartman & C. Groot & Phil Edgell, illustrated by C. Groot, photos by Phil Edgell
Field Identification of Coastal Juvenile Salmonids is an indispensable field guide for fisheries biologists, hatchery technicians, environmental consultants, students and resource managers working with juvenile salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. This compact guide provides a practical system for identifying 10 of the most common species of juvenile salmon, trout and char from the fry through smolt life stages in both freshwater and estuarine environments. Developed by leading fisheries biologists C. Groot, G.F. Hartman, W.R. Pollard and Phil Edgell, the guide addresses one of the most challenging aspects of fisheries fieldwork—accurately identifying juvenile salmonids while minimising handling stress.
The guide contains 15 colour photographs of live fish, 18 colour illustrations, 60 black-and-white diagnostic drawings, identification keys, habitat information and distribution maps to simplify species identification in the field. Similar species such as Chinook and Coho, Sockeye and Chum, and Rainbow Trout and Coastal Cutthroat Trout are presented side-by-side to highlight distinguishing characteristics.
- Covers 10 juvenile salmonid species
- Identifies fish from fry to smolt
- Suitable for freshwater and estuarine environments
- 15 colour photographs of live specimens
- 18 colour illustrations
- 60 black-and-white diagnostic illustrations
- Easy-to-use identification charts
- Habitat information and distribution maps
- Written by leading Pacific Northwest fisheries biologists
