Resources

Primary Publications

 

2009

Chittenden, C.M., K.G. Butterworth, K.F. Cubitt, M.C. Jacobs, A. Ladouceur, D.W. Welch & R.S. McKinley. 2009.   Maximum tag to body size ratios for an endangered coho salmon (O. kisutch) stock based on physiology and performance.   Environmental Biology of Fishes: 84(1):129-140.  Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-008-9396-9

Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Welch, D.W., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hills, J.A., Zohar, Y., Klenke, U., Jacobs, M.C., Pon, L.B., Winchell, P.M., and Farrell, A.P. 2009. Physiological profiles of sockeye salmon in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and the effects of exogenous GnRH and testosterone on rates of homeward migration. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, Xx:1-20. e-pub date: 9 April 2009. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10236240902846770

Greene, C.H., B.A. Block, D.W. Welch, G. Jackson, and G.L. Lawson. 2009. The emergence of conservation oceanography and its role in the management of marine fisheries.  Oceanography 22(1):210-223.

Rechisky, E.L., D.W. Welch, A.D. Porter, M.C. Jacobs, and A. Ladouceur. 2009. Experimental measurement of hydrosystem-induced delayed mortality in juvenile Snake River spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) using a large-scale acoustic array. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. Vol. 66(7):1019-1024. Available at: doi:10.1139/F09-078

Welch, D.W.,M.C. Melnychuk, E.L. Rechisky, A.D. Porter, M.J.  Jacobs, A. Ladouceur, R.S. McKinley, G.D. Jackson. 2009. Freshwater and marine migration and survival of endangered Cultus Lake sockeye salmon smolts using POST, a large-scale acoustic telemetry array.  Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.  66(5):736-750.

2008

Chittenden, C.M., K.G. Butterworth, K.F. Cubitt, M.C. Jacobs, A. Ladouceur, D.W. Welch & R.S. McKinley. 2008. Maximum tag to body size ratios for an endangered coho salmon (O. kisutch) stock based on physiology and performance.   Environmental Biology of Fishes   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-008-9396-9

Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P., Patterson, D.A., Miller-Saunders, K., Welch, D.W., Donaldson, M.R., Hanson, K.C., Crossin, G.T., Olsson, I., Cooperman, M.S., Hruska, K., Wagner, G.N., Thompson, R., and English, K.K.  2008.  Developing a mechanistic understanding of fish migrations by linking telemetry with physiology, behavior, genomics and experimental biology: an interdisciplinary case study on adult Fraser River sockeye salmon.  Fisheries 33(7):321-338. PDF

Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Cooperman, M.S., Patterson, D.A., Welch, D.W., Hanson, K.C., Olsson, I., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P.  In press.   Mechanisms influencing the timing and success of reproductive migration in a capital breeding, semelparous fish species: the sockeye salmon.  Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, in review.

Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Welch, D.W., Lotto, A.G., Patterson, D.A., Jones, S.R.M., Leggatt, R.A., Mathes, M.T., Shrimpton, J.M., Van Der Kraak, G., and Farrell A.P. 2008. Exposure to high temperature influences the behaviour, physiology, and survival of sockeye salmon during spawning migrations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(2): 127-140. PDF

Lindley, S.T., M.L. Moser,  D.F. Erickson, M. Belchik, D.W. Welch, E. Rechisky, A.P. Klimley, J.T. Kelly, J. Heublein.  2008.  Marine migration of North American green sturgeon. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 137(1):182–194 DOI: 10.1577/T07-055.1

Welch, D.W., E.L. Rechisky, M.C. Melnychuk, A.D. Porter, C.J. Walters, S. Clements, B.J. Clemens, R.S. McKinley, C. Schreck. 2008. Survival of migrating salmon smolts in large rivers with and without dams. PLoS Biol 6(10): e265.  http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060265

Comment from the senior author: http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=read-response&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060265

A Note from the PLoS Biology Editors: http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=read-response&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060265#r2416

2007

Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Welch, D.W., Batten, S.D., Patterson, D.A., Van Der Kraak, G., Shrimpton, J.M., and Farrell A.P. 2007. Behaviour and physiology of sockeye salmon homing through coastal waters to a natal river. Marine Biology 152: 905-918. PDF

Melnychuk, M.C., D.W. Welch, C.J. Walters, and V. Christensen. 2007. Riverine and early ocean migration and mortality patterns of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Cheakamus River, British Columbia.  Hydrobiologia 582: 55–65.  Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0541-1.

Welch, D.W., S.D. Batten, and B.R. Ward. 2007. Growth, Survival, and Rates of Tag Retention for Surgically Implanted Acoustic Tags in Steelhead Trout (O. mykiss). Hydrobiologia 582: 289–299. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0553-x

2006

Welch, D.W., S. Turo, and S.D. Batten. 2006. Large-scale marine and freshwater movements of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 135:140–143. Available at: http:/dx.doi.org/10.1577/T05-197.1

2005

Ward, B.R., D.W. Welch, and S.D. Batten. 2005. Comparison of survival, detection rate, and movement of wild and hatchery steelhead trout, coho salmon, and Dolly Varden char from the Keogh River, British Columbia: Applications of POST, a large-scale marine telemetry array.

2004

Welch, D.W., B.R. Ward, and S.D. Batten. 2004. Early ocean survival and marine movements of hatchery and wild steelhead trout (O. mykiss) determined by an acoustic array: Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia. Deep-Sea Research Vol. 51(6-9):897-909. Available at: doi:/10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.05.010.

2002

Welch, D.W., G.W. Boehlert, and B.R. Ward. 2002. POST–the Pacific Ocean Salmon Tracking Project. Oceanologica Acta 25(5): 243-253. Available at: doi:10.1016/S0399-1784(02)01206-9.

2001

Musyl, M.K. R.W. Brill, D.S. Curran, J.S. Gunn, J.R. Hartog, R.D. Hill, D.W. Welch, J.P. Eveson, C.H. Boggs, and R.E. Brainard. 2001. Ability of archival tags, submerged at varying depths on a stationary mooring line in the Pacific Ocean, to provide estimates of geographical position based on light intensity. In: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielsen (eds.) Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. p. 343-367.

Welch, D.W. and J.P. Eveson. 2001. Recent Progress in Estimating Geoposition using Daylight. In: Electronic Tagging and Tracking In Marine Fisheries” In: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielsen (eds.) Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. p. 369-384.

2000

Welch DW, B. R. Ward, B. D. Smith, and J.P. Eveson. 2000. Temporal and spatial responses of British Columbia steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) populations to ocean climate shifts.  Fisheries Oceanography 9(1): 17-32.

Eveson, J.P., and D.W. Welch. 2000. Evaluation of techniques for attaching archival tags to Salmon: Influence on growth and survival. Fish Telemetry: Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Fish Telemetry in Europe (Edited by A. Moore and I. Russell). p. 29-35.

Smith, B.D., B.R. Ward, and D.W. Welch. 2000. Trends in British Columbia steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) abundance indexed by angler success.  Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 57(2): 225-270.

1999

Welch, D.W., and J.P. Eveson. 1999. An assessment of the geoposition accuracy of data storage (archival) tags using light. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56(7):1317-1327.

Welch, D.W. 1999. New Developments in Ocean Salmon Research. EEZ Technology 4:203-210.

Submitted Papers

 

Welch, D.W., Ward, B.R., Batten, S.D., and G.D. Jackson (Submitted). Comparative early marine survival of two steelhead trout populations with differing conservation status. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science

D.W. Welch, G.D. Jackson, M.C. Melnychuk, E.L. Rechisky, A.D. Porter, L. Neaga and R. O’Dor. Submitted. Applications of the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking System (POST): A permanent continental-scale acoustic tracking array for fisheries research and ocean observing. AFS Book from NZ Meeting.

C.C. Wood, D.W. Welch, L. Godbout, and J. Cameron. (Submitted). Acoustic tagging to compare marine migratory behaviour of anadromous and non-anadromous sockeye salmon. AFS Book from NZ Meeting.

Chittenden, C.M., M.C. Melnychuk, D.W. Welch, and S.M. McKinley. Submitted. Evidence for poor freshwater survival of endangered Thompson River coho salmon smolts during the Fraser River out-migration. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sciences.

Cooperman, M. S. Hinch, G. Crossin, S. Cooke, D. Patterson, I. Olsson, A. Lotto, D.W. Welch, M. Shrimpton, T. Farrell, and G. Van der Kraak. Submitted. Effects of changes to salinity and reproductive state on physiological condition and mortality in laboratory-held homing adult sockeye salmon. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology.

Rechisky, E.L. and D.W. Welch. Submitted. Surgical implantation of acoustic tags: Influence of tag loss and tag-induced mortality on free-ranging and hatchery-held spring Chinook (O. tschawytscha) smolts. PNAMP Book.

Secondary Publications

 

2009

Lydersen, H., Williams, S., Jacobs, M., Muirhead, Y., and Welch, D.W. 2009. Salmon River adult fishway assessment study. Final Report, 23 February 2009. DFO Contract No. F1103-080071. 31 p.

Melnychuk, M., Hausch, S., McCubbing, D., and Welch, D.W. 2009. Acoustic tracking of hatchery-reared and wild Cheakamus River steelhead smolts to address residualisation and early ocean survival. Final Report on 2002-2008 Study, Submitted to Canadian National Railways. 125 pages.

2008

Melnychuk, M., McCubbing, D., and D.W. Welch. 2008. Acoustic tracking of hatchery-reared and wild Cheakamus River steelhead smolts to address residualisation and early ocean survival. Final Report for 2007 phase of study, Submitted to CN and Ministry of Environment. 22 pages. March 13, 2008

Welch, D.W. 2008. Determination of Cultus Lake sockeye run timing and survival for out-migrating smolts and returning adults in 2007. Final Report to the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Project No. 07350-35/FSWP 07 H 19, 14 March, 2008. 24 p.

2007

Welch DW. 2007. Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Project: Results from the acoustic tracking study on survival of Columbia River salmon, 2005-2006.  Annual Report, Project No. 200311400.  Report to the Bonneville Power Administration, 98pp. Available at: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/Publications/H00021107-1.pdf

2006

Kristianson, G. and Welch, D.W., 2006. Juvenile salmon: Migration routes and survival results from the demonstration phase of the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST). N. Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Technical Report No. 7:17-18.

Welch, D.W., I. Gaboury, M. Melnychuk, and R. O’Dor. 2006. Applications of the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking System (POST): A permanent continental-scale acoustic tracking array for fisheries research and ocean observation. Marine Technology Society. DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306865. Available at: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4099020&isnumber=4098825

2005

Welch, D.W. 2005. Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST): Results from the acoustic tracking study on survival of Columbia River salmon, 2004-2005. Annual Report to the Bonneville Power Administration, Contract No. 2003-114-00, Grant No. 00021107. BPA Report DOE/BP-00017522-2. Available at: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/Publications/D00017522-2.pdf

Welch, D.W. 2005. Determination of Cultus Lake sockeye run timing and survival: Out-migrating smolts and returning adults. Final Report to the Pacific Salmon Commission, Contract No. SF-2005-I-10. December 5, 2005. 20 pages.

Welch, D.W., and I. Gaboury. 2005. Assessment of Coquitlam Reservoir salmon migration pathways. Project #05.Co.02, BC Hydro Fish & Wildlife Bridge Coastal Restoration Program, Final Report, November 14, 2005. 66 pages.

Welch, D.W., G. Kristianson, and P. Tsang. 2005. Report on the 2004-05 Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Project-Objectives, goals, and initial results. N. Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, Document No. 903.

Tsang, P., Melnychuk, M.C., and Welch, D.W. 2005. A continental-scale ocean observation system to gather biological and oceanographic data for marine resource management. Proceedings of OCEANS 2005, MTS/IEEE. 3:2179-2182. DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1640087.

2004

Welch, D. W., G. Kristianson, and P. Tsang. 2004. Report on the 2004 Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Project- Objectives, Goals, & Results. N. Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, Document No. 811, 8 p. Available at: http://www.npafc.org/restricted_doc/2004%20Documents_PDF/811(Canada).pdf

Welch, D.W. 2004. Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST): Results from the acoustic tracking study on survival of Columbia River salmon, 2003-2004. Annual Report to the Bonneville Power Administration, Contract No. 2003-114-00, Grant No. 00021107. Report # 00017522-1. Available at: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/Publications/D00017522-1.pdf

Welch, D.W. 2004. The 2004 Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Project- Objectives, goals, and initial results. North West Fish Culture Conference [Extended Abstract].