Did Salmon Rule? Enquiring when intensive storage and sedentism began on the Northwest Coast Introduction Background Namu, located in the traditional territory of the Heiltsuk Nation on the central coast of British Columbia is an archaeological obscurity, as no one can be sure of the actual time frame of intensive storage and sedimentation occurrences. On the Northwest Coast "salmon remains, the representation of cranial elements versus vertebrae, mass capture technology and storage structures are being debated as evidence for large-scale salmon storage" (Cannon and Yang, 2006). The use of this knowledge is to acquire sustainable information of when the sedentism and storage actually began.…
my six word story of belonging "Going fishing with mom and dad" I chose these specific words for they have a good meaning. Every year on the Lower Yukon, we have district 1 and 2 comercial fishing. My parents, and basically everyone else on the Yukon goes comercial fishing. The time period of fishing would be a specific ammount of hours a day.…
There are many biotic factors that are being impacted in the lake’s ecosystem. However, the most affected animals include the crayfish, clams, and mayfly. Crayfish need calcium in order to maintain a healthy exoskeleton. However, when a lake’s pH decreases, most of the minerals diminish as well. Affecting the crayfish in the process as they are weak and their source of food is being limited as well.…
Inner Boston Harbor's Thompson Island is a gem of an easy access spot if you're looking for fishing the flats for striped bass or deeper and structured-waters on the same plus bluefish. Access is good: kayak fishermen can use the little-more-than-a-mile-from-the-island hand-carry at City Point, ditto the ramp at Malibu Beach, Neponset for powerboaters with trailers with four-wheel drive. In addition to flats fishing on the island's back side, Thompson holds within its contours two tidal marshes and a large sandbar and bunker that connect the island to Squantum's Squaw Rocks mussel beds at low tide, themselves a good bait source. And because most anglers prefer Boston harbor's outer islands, the Brewsters and so on, or the Faun Bar off Deer…
Did you know that in 2011 the largest B.A.S.S. tournament prize went to seven-time Bassmaster champion Kevin VanDamm, who won $500,000 in the Bassmaster classic. It was the largest tournament prize ever given in fishing! Professional Bass fishing is an amazing sport and occupation for many reasons. It pays very well and the anglers get to travel a lot. The fisherman are doing what they love!…
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is an ecologically and economically valuable species that is found along the Pacific coastlines of Asia and North America. Unfortunately, many Chinook populations have been steadily declining during the last century, primarily due to a variety of human activities. These threats include hydroelectric dams, chemical pollution from planes (Dietrich, et al., 2012), and sound pollution from industry (Halvorsen et al., 2012). North American governments and hatcheries have implemented a variety of intervention measures to help restore this species, but the salmon are still struggling to recover in certain parts of their range. As a result, salmon-dependent marine organisms, especially the endangered Southern…
The Effects of Hatcheries on Wild Salmon Populations Salmonids are perhaps one of the most prominent fish in freshwater systems such as streams and lakes. Their success can be widely attributed to their anadromous lifestyle. However, despite their success, salmonid populations are on a continuous decline. Many species such as Pacific Salmon in Washington, Oregon, and California are critically endangered, while some are threatened with extinction due to several different factors (Moyle and Cech, 2004). In the wild, habitat destruction and land transformation of salmonid spawning locations have detrimentally affected wild populations.…
The month of October sees the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean push far beyond its shores. Every coastal British Columbian recognizes the seasonal dump of water from the Pacific, lifted through transpiration, which cascades onto the coastal rainforest. But, there's another part of the ocean currently surging hundreds of kilometers inland: Pacific salmon. October's Pacific rains create prime spawning conditions for wild Pacific salmon. It's also a banner month for the towering trees of British Columbia's coastal temperate rainforests.…
The fourth and final theory that I will be explaining deals with worldwide climate change. Global climate change is a hot button issue for many political and special interest groups and some scientists believe that it may be at the root of the King Salmon’s disappearance. Despite its relative sensitivity, when compared to other theories about the salmon crisis, it is accepted by almost all that it is a happening. Regardless of what side of the political aisle you fall on, it is simply factual that the climate is changing.…
Fish With the Family in Michigan Michigan is another state in the United States which is known for its bass fishing. Residents from Michigan are so lucky to have a never ending supply of fresh water lakes, streams, rivers and creeks. It is these fresh water sites which fisherman from all over the world can take advantage of. There are so many places to visit if you are an angler hoping to catch bass.…
It averages about 12 pounds and has cross-shaped or round spots on the top and sides. The fish can be found on both sides of the ocean (the one above entered from the Pacific Ocean). They enter the rivers in the fall and migrate upstream to spawn. After spawning, the kelts (adult fish) may leave the nesting area and return to the ocean to spawn again.…
First Nation’s Salmon Legend: Salient Element of Life First Nation’s people has been a proud producer of salmon in the industry of fisheries even before the Europeans came and colonized Canada, as it is called today. Salmon is not just a source of income and food but also a symbol of life. First Nation people symbolize the fish as a returning relative. According to Elder Ralph Phillips of Xat’sull First Nation, salmon is a one of a kind creature that comes and goes to their life. Considering its richness of nutrients that can be extracted from the fish, they also emphasize its goodness that the fish has given to their life.…
Bass Fishing Tips: Florida, Tournaments And Largemouth Bass Bass fishing can be a fun and challenging sport, but also hard to break into without any knowledge of the subject. There is not one specific way to approach bass fishing. Every fisherman will have his own style of fishing and dispense different advice. Here are some helpful tips that can get you from watching a still fishing line to reeling in a Black Bass.…
The Atlantic Sturgeon is a bony, prehistoric fish that has survived for over 120 million years and the species has witnessed the extinction of the dinosaurs. Observing this fish we really can look back in time what it was like during the age of the dinosaurs. Certainly one would think that a robust fish such as this can survive anything. Apparently not since it is listed as critically endangered on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Before 1890 the Atlantic Sturgeon population in the Delaware river was listed around 180,000, now they are estimated at only around 300 as of 2007 which is the lowest population level ever recorded for this fish.…
Climate change may be partly to blame for the decreasing number of Atlantic salmon. Some direct biological impacts of the change in climate include physiological stress, increased depletion of energy reserves, increased susceptibility and exposure to disease and disruptions to breeding efforts there is evidence that the temperature of the sea's surface may affect the young salmons survival. It is also thought that climate change may affect salmon growth rates or make their food less available. It has been noted that areas of particularly warm freshwater can present a thermal barrier to migrating salmon that requires additional energy to navigate around. Such barriers can also delay or even prevent spawning from occurring.…