2010 project update by Tammy Hoem

1. The Influence of Estuarine Habitats on Expression of Life History Characteristics of Smolting Coho Salmon Research Project Review For KBRR NERRS Community Council May 26, 2010 Presented by Tammy Hoem, GRF, University of Alaska Fairbanks

2. Acknowledgements University of Alaska Fairbanks Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, NOAA, NERRS Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Sport Fish Graduate Committee: Amanda Rosenberger Christian Zimmerman Megan McPhee Franz Mueter Cooperators and full-time staff: Coowe Walker (and the Walker family) Steve Baird Michelle Gutsch Jason Neher And the amazing army of staff and volunteers who have helped out for the past two years!!

3. Summary Background and purpose Objectives 2009 project review 2010-2011 sampling plan Questions and discussion

4. Overview Variability in life history strategies is a solution to ecological problems What is the problem for salmon? Our changing climate. Variability (of conditions) Variability (of fish traits) Resilience to environmental change

6. Wide range of life histories

8. Potential area of hard selection pressure

14. 2009 Pilot Study Goals Three Objectives Determine sampling methods Determine sites Develop baseline data set

16. Captured >4k fish, 13 species in the Fox and >1k fish, 8 species within the Anchor

17. Determined best sampling method and selected sites for focused sampling

22. Tidal inundation (depth loggers)

26. The End…for now!