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Hakai Institute Juvenile Salmon Program

Dataset homepage

Citation

Johnson B, Gan J, Godwin S, Bachen K, van der Stap T, Krkosek M, Rogers L, Lauren P, Janusson C, Hunt B (2023). Hakai Institute Juvenile Salmon Program. Version 1.29. Canadian node of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS Canada). Samplingevent dataset. http://dx.doi.org/10.21966/1.566666 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-12.

Description

The Hakai Institute Juvenile Salmon Program has been monitoring juvenile salmon migrations in the Discovery Islands and Johnstone Strait in British Columbia Canada, since 2015 to understand how ocean conditions experienced by juvenile salmon during their early marine migration impacts their growth, health and ultimately survival.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Two nodes operate cooperatively from May 1 to July 9 sampling 2 or 3 times per week.

Sampling

A hand operated purse-seine is deployed from small motor vessels in nearshore whaters > 9 m deep. Sets are conducted when surface activity of salmon is detected

Quality Control

Comprehensive. See attached materials

Method steps

  1. See methods

Taxonomic Coverages

We target juvenile salmon in nearshore surface coastal waters. Bycatch is uncommon and includes other forage fish.
  1. Oncorhynchus
    common name: salmon rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Northwest of Mittlenatch Island in the Salish Sea to Queen Charlotte Strait in Coastal British Columbia, Canada.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Brett Johnson
originator
position: Biologist and Scientific Data Specialist
Hakai Institute
1747
Heriot Bay
V0P 1H0
British Columbia
CA
Telephone: 6047035347
email: brett.johnson@hakai.org
homepage: http://www.hakai.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-0364
Julian Gan
originator
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-4414
Sean Godwin
originator
position: PhD Candidate
Simon Fraser University
CA
Krystal Bachen
originator
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
Tim van der Stap
originator
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-0795
Martin Krkosek
originator
position: Professor
University of Toronto
Luke Rogers
originator
position: Researcher
University of Toronto
CA
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3843-064X
Portner Lauren
originator
position: Researcher
Salmon Coast Field Station
Carly Janusson
originator
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
Brian Hunt
originator
position: Professor
University of British Columbia - Institute of Oceans and Fisheries
CA
email: b.hunt@oceans.ubc.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-4962
Brett Johnson
metadata author
position: Biologist and Scientific Data Specialist
Hakai Institute
1747 Hyacinthe Bay Road
Heriot Bay
V0P 1H0
British Columbia
CA
Telephone: 6047035347
email: brett.johnson@hakai.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-0364
Brett Johnson
author
position: Scientific Data Specialist
Hakai Institute
802 Hopespring rd
Heriot Bay
V0P 1H0
British Columbia
CA
email: brett.johnson@hakai.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-0364
Julian Gan
author
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-4414
Sean Godwin
author
position: PhD Candidate
Simon Fraser University
CA
Krystal Bachen
author
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
Tim van der Stap
author
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-0795
Martin Krkosek
author
position: Professor
University of Toronto
Luke Rogers
author
position: Researcher
University of Toronto
CA
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3843-064X
Portner Lauren
author
position: Researcher
Salmon Coast Field Station
Carly Janusson
author
position: Research Technician
Hakai Institute
Hakai Institute PO Box 25039
Campbell River
V9W 0B7
British Columbia
CA
Brian Hunt
principal investigator
position: Professor
University of British Columbia - Institute of Oceans and Fisheries
CA
email: b.hunt@oceans.ubc.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-4962
Hakai Institute
distributor
position: Organization
Hakai Institute
CA
email: data@hakai.org
homepage: https://hakai.org
userId: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5640294
Brett Johnson
administrative point of contact
position: Biologist and Scientific Data Specialist
Hakai Institute
1747
Heriot Bay
V0P 1H0
British Columbia
CA
Telephone: 6047035347
email: brett.johnson@hakai.org
homepage: http://www.hakai.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-0364
Brian Hunt
administrative point of contact
position: Profressor
University of British Columbia
AERL, 2202 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
Telephone: 778-230-4776
email: b.hunt@oceans.ubc.ca
homepage: https://oceans.ubc.ca/brian-hunt/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-4962
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