North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Technical Report 21

A Review of Pink Salmon in the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans

Authors:
Northern Hemisphere Pink Salmon Expert Group (in alphabetical order)

Julien April, Colin W. Bean, Henrik Berntsen, Karen M. Dunmall, Dennis Ensing, Jaakko Erkinaro, Ed Farley, Frode Fossøy, Sara Gilk-Baumer, Chris Habicht, Katie Howard, James R. Irvine, Sten Karlsson, Neala W. Kendall, Tor Kitching, Joseph A Langan, Steve Latham, Elizabeth Lee, David Meerburg, Michael Millane, Andrew Munro, Polina Orlov, Dion Oxman, Vladimir I. Radchenko, Aidan Schubert, Eva B. Thorstad, Kjell Utne, Alan Walker, and Alan Wells

Abstract:
The Northern Hemisphere Pink Salmon Expert Group Meeting was held on October 2–3, 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, immediately preceding the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) Synthesis Symposium. The rapid expansion of pink salmon was the theme for the meeting, and experts came together to discuss the current state of knowledge for pink salmon. Specific topics of focus included the range expansion into the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, trends in distribution and abundance, research and monitoring approaches, potential inter-specific interactions, mitigation efforts, and plans for future collaborations. The outcomes of the meeting were presented at the IYS Synthesis Symposium and are further disseminated through this NPAFC Technical Report. The Executive Summary section of this report provides a brief background, a condensed overview of each topic, and concludes with overarching takeaway messages that are intended to guide future collaborations.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23849/TFOY9313

Citation

Northern Hemisphere Pink Salmon Expert Group.  2023.  A review of pink salmon in the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic oceans.  N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Tech. Rep. 21.  58 pp.  https://doi.org/10.23849/TFOY9313