Salmonid Fisheries is a landmark publication, concentrating on river management, habitat restoration and rehabilitation, disseminating lessons learnt in relation to the intensively studied salmonids that are applicable to future interventions, not just for salmonid species but for other non-salmonid species, biota and ecosystems. The contents of this book are the product of the Atlantic Salmon Trust’s 40th Anniversary Conference, held in association with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Contents

Chapter 1: Variation in Habitat Quality for Drift-Feeding Atlantic Salmon and Brown Trout in Relation to Local Water Velocity and River Discharge

• Introduction
• Defining local habitat quality
• Variation in patch quality as a function of typical salmon and trout station-holding modes
• Predicting change in patch energy value with discharge
• Other considerations
• Synthesis and discussion

Chapter 2: 'Catchment Consciousness' – Will Mantra, Metric or Mania Best Protect, Restore and Manage Habitats

• Introduction
• 'Catchment consciousness'
• The ecosystem approach: in search of a 'mother metric' – integrity
• The search for physical habitat metrics
• Integrity within and beyond the river channel: landscape ecology and scalar salar
• Entering the watershed; entering the real world
• Tooling up robust metrics: uncertain science and adaptive management to secure integrity for the salmon

Chapter 3: In-Channel Placement of Structure to Enhance Habitat Complexity and Connectivity for Stream-Dwelling Salmonids

• Introduction
• Benefits of structural complexity for fish
• Restoration failures and inconclusive outcomes
• Variation in biological response to manipulation of physical habitat
• Costs of structural complexity for fish
• Physical structure and habitat fragmentation: culvert restoration
• Discussion

Chapter 4: Integrating Science and Practice for the Sustainable Management of In-Channel Salmonid Habitat

• Why do we manage in-channel habitat
• In-channel habitat: the conceptual basis for within-channel management
• Conceptualising in-channel habitat as a mosaic of dynamic connected patches
• Linking in-channel habitats to landscape processes
• Managing in-channel habitats as SHMs
• Discussions

Chapter 5: Monitoring Salmon Stream Restoration: Guidelines Based on Experience in the American Pacific Northwest

• Introduction
• Steps for designing an effective monitoring programme
• Case studies
• Discussion

Chapter 6: Restoring Ecological Connectivity in Rivers to Improve Conditions for Anadromous Brown Trout

• Introduction
• Material and methods
• Results and discussion
• Conclusions and implications for management

Chapter 7: Riparian Management: Alternative Paradigms and Implications for Wild Salmon

• Introduction
• Riparian management and Atlantic salmon
• The species-requirement approach
• The process-restoration approach
• Integrating species-requirements and process-based approaches in riparian management.
• Case study: riparian management for LWD recruitment in northeastern US Atlantic salmon streams
• Conclusions and recommendations

Chapter 8: Does Fencing of British Lowland Streams Encourage Greater Salmonid Fish Stocks

• Introduction
• The effects of grazing on lowland streams
• Potential impacts on fish in lowland streams
• Fencing – is it a solution
• Ongoing management considerations
• Conclusions

Chapter 9: Effects of Competing Brown Trout on Habitat Use by Atlantic Salmon Parr: Controlled Investigations in a Laboratory Stream

• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion

Chapter 10: Pool Restoration for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in Gravel Bed Rivers in New Brunswick, Canada

• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion

Chapter 11: Nutrient Restoration Using Atlantic Salmon Carcasses as a Component of Habitat Management in Scottish Highland Streams

• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion

Chapter 12: Habitat Requirements for Juvenile Salmonids in Chalk Streams: How will Management Best Address Conflicting Interests

• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion

Chapter 13: Aerial Photography as a Tool for Salmonid Habitat Assessment

• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusions

Chapter 14: Lymington River Fish Passage Easements: A Case Study from the New Forest (UK)

• Introduction
• Easements at culverts and 'Irish fords'
• Catchment-specific easements
• Conclusions

Chapter 15: A Catalyst for Trout Habitat Improvement: A Review of the Wild Trout Trust Advisory Visit Programme

• Introduction
• Work of the WWT
• AV case study – River Glaven (Norfolk)
• Discussion

Chapter 16: Influences of Environmental Variables and Stocking on Atlantic Salmon Upstream Migrations in the River Thames, UK

• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion

Chapter 17: Managing the Effects of Climate Change: Fishery Management’s Greatest Challenge

• Introduction
• The southern limit of lowland distribution
• Temperature tolerance
• Evidence of and predictions for temperature changes
• Northward shifts in distribution
• The limited scope for mitigation

Index

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