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The Salmon Subject Guide contains resources compiled at the Fisheries-Oceanography library. It is a starting point to researching salmon rather than an exhaustive list of resources. If you need help finding information, please ask a librarian for assistance.


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DATABASES


(Note: The UW Libraries Catalog, Catalog of U. S. Government Publications, and NTIS on the Web are available to anyone. Only UW-affiliated users can access the other databases.)

UW LIBRARIES CATALOG The Libraries Catalog includes the book and journal holdings of all of the University of Washington Libraries collections. You can search for materials by title words, author names, subject headings, and keywords. Remember: the catalog will tell you if UW owns a journal but not about the contents of the journal. The Catalog is not the database to use to identify specific journal articles.

Tip: There are numerous Library of Congress Subject Headings pertaining to the subject of salmon. By using the subject headings when searching the UW Libraries Catalog, you can more closely focus your search results. The following are examples of LC Subject Headings related to this topic: 


Anadromous fishes			Pacific salmon
Atlantic salmon				Pacific salmon -- Congresses
Atlantic salmon -- Congresses		Pacific salmon fisheries
Atlantic salmon fisheries		Pink salmon
Chinook salmon				Salmon
Chum salmon				Salmon canning industry
Coho salmon				Salmon fisheries
Fish culture				Salmon fishing
Fish management				Salmonidae
Fishery populations 			Sockeye salmon
					Spawning

AQUATIC SCIENCES AND FISHERIES ABSTRACTS (ASFA) 1971+ ASFA indexes approximately 4500 journals worldwide covering all aspects of marine, freshwater and brackish water environments. Also, includes technical reports and conference papers.

CATALOG OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS from the Superintendent of Documents. Can be used to identify information available in Federal Depository Libraries; bibliographic records since 1994 are included. The University of Washington Libraries is a Federal Depository Library.

GEOBASE is a searchable database covering the period 1980 to the present which covers the subject areas of Geography, Ecology, Earth Science, and Marine Science.

NTIS 1964 + Indexes and abstracts U.S. Government-sponsored research,development, and engineering reports and analyses distributed by the National Technical Information Service. Includes NOAA Technical Reports. NTIS is also available for free on the Web covering the years 1990 to the present, usually without abstracts.

PYSCHINFO Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology, including animal behavior.

SOUND ACCESS Includes scientific and policy related materials covering Puget Sound and the adjacent inland waters. Indexes state and local documents, journal articles, technical reports and unpublished materials. Coverage ends with 1990. On hard drive at the Fisheries-Oceanography Library- please ask the librarian for passwords and assistance.

WATER RESOURCES ABSTRACTS (WRA) Contains abstracts of journal articles, monographs, and reports covering the development, management and research of water resources.

WILDLIFE WORLDWIDE More than 500,000 bibliographic records on animal and bird species, wildlife management issues, diseases, game and hunting; includes journals, monographs, conference publications, theses, and field studies.

ZOOLOGICAL RECORD Covers worldwide systematic zoological literature and other areas of zoology such as anatomy, morphology, physiology, reproduction, ecology, evolution, life history, and behavior. Indexes serials, monographs, newsletters, selected dissertations, and conference proceedings.

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SELECTED BOOKS AND SERIALS



Please also see the tips on searching the UW Catalog to find additional books, serials, technical reports, and monographs related to the subject of salmon.

  • Ade, Robin. The trout and salmon handbook. New York: Facts on File, 1989.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 A34


  • Atkinson, William C. Bill Atkinson's News Report. Seattle: Bill Atkinson, 1985+.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks HD9466.J3 B55.

  • Blakley, Ann, et al. 2000 Washington State salmonid stock inventory: coastal cutthroat trout. Olympia: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 2000.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 A14


  • Brown, Bruce. Mountain in the clouds: a search for the wild salmon. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks & Reserve QL638.S2 B76


  • Buck, Richard. Silver Swimmer: the struggle for survival of the wild atlantic salmon. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1993.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH346 .B83


  • Cobb, John N. Pacific Salmon Fisheries. Washington: U.S. Govt Printing Office, 1930.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks 639.2 C63p4. (Library also has 2nd & 3rd eds.)


  • Cone, Joseph. A common fate: endangered salmon and the people of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 C659


  • Cone, Joseph and Ridlington, Sandy, eds. The Northwest salmon crisis: a documentary history. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 1996.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stackst SH348 .N68


  • Crisp, D. T. Trout and salmon: ecology, conservation and rehabilitation. Oxford; Malden, MA: Fishing News Books, 2000.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 C75


  • Groot, C. and Margolis, L., eds. Pacific Salmon life histories. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1991.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve QL638.S2 P34


  • Groot, C. et al. Physiological ecology of Pacific salmon. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve QL638.S2 P52


  • Jay, Tom and Matsen, Brad. Reaching home: Pacific salmon, Pacific people. Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Books, 1994.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 F63


  • Heen, Knut et al. Salmon aquaculture. Oxford; Cambridge, MA: Fishing News Books, 1993.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH167.S17 S258


  • King County WA Endangered Species Act Policy Coordination Office. Return of the kings : strategies for the long-term conservation and recovery of the chinook salmon: King County's response report to the proposed Engdangered Species Act listing. Seattle, WA, 1999.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 K56


  • Knudsen, E. Eric et al. Sustainable fisheries management: Pacific salmon. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, c2000.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve SH346 .S87


  • Lichatowich, Jim. Salmon without rivers: a history of the Pacific salmon crisis. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1999.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve & Stacks SH348 .L53


  • Lufkin, Alan, Ed. California's salmon and steelhead : the struggle to restore an imperiled resource. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH348 .C35 1991


  • McHenry, Michael L. et al. Status of Pacific salmon & their habitats on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Port Angeles: Dept. of Fisheries, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, 1996.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 S732 1996.


  • McNeil, William J., ed. Salmon production, management, and allocation: biological, economic, and policy issues. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 1988.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH346 .S25


  • Meehan, William R., ed. Influences of forest and rangeland management on salmonid fishes and their habitats. Bethesda, Md.: American Fisheries Society, 1991.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH167.S17 I53


  • Mighetto, Lisa and Ebel, Wesley J. Saving the salmon: a history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' efforts to protect anadromous fish on the Columbia and Snake Rivers / prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division, Portland and Walla Walla Districts. Seattle: Historical Research Associates, Inc.: The Division, 1994.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve SH348 .M55.


  • Mills, Derek, ed. The ocean life of Atlantic salmon: environmental and biological factors influencing survival. Malden, MA: Fishing News Books, 2000.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 O23


  • Mills, Derek, ed. Salmon in the sea and new enhancement strategies. Cambridge, MA: Fishing New Books, 1993.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH346 .S24


  • National Research Council: Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences. Upstream : salmon and society in the Pacific Northwest. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve QL638.S2 U67.


  • Netboy, Anthony. The Columbia River salmon and steelhead trout, their fight for survival. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1980.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve & Stacks SH348 .N39


  • Pacific Salmon Commission. Annual report / Pacific Salmon Commission. Vancouver, B.C.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH348 .P342a


  • Pacific Salmon Commission. Technical Report Pacific Salmon Commission Series. Vancouver, B.C.: Pacific Salmon Commission.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks; see UW Catalog for call number of individual reports.


  • Pearcy, William G. Ocean ecology of North Pacific salmonids. Seattle: Washington Sea Grant Program, 1992.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks & Reserve QL638.S2 P42


  • Pennell, William and Barton, Bruce A., eds. Principles of salmonid culture. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 1996. Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH167.S17 P68


  • Shearer, W. M. The Atlantic salmon : natural history, exploitation and future management. MA: Fishing News Books, 1992.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH346 .S54


  • Smith, H. D., Margolis, L. and Wood, C. C. Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) population biology and future management: proceedings of the International Sockeye Salmon Symposium, Sockeye '85, held at Nanaimo, British Columbia, November 19-22, 1985. Ottawa: Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, 1987.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve QL638.S2 I498.


  • Smith, K. E. H. The Atlantic Salmon. Ottawa: Communications Directorate, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, 1988
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 S62


  • Stickney, Robert R. Culture of salmonid fishes. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1991.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH167.S17 C85.


  • Stouder, Deanna J. et al, eds. Pacific salmon & their ecosystems: status and future options. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Reserve & Stacks SH348 .P33


  • Taylor, Joseph E. III. Making salmon: an environmental history of the Northwest fisheries crisis. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1999.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks SH348 .T39


  • Washington Joint Natural Resources Cabinet. Extinction is not an option: statewide strategy to recover salmon: summary. Olympia, WA: State of Washington, Governor's Salmon Recovery Office, 1999.
    Fisheries-Oceanography Stacks QL638.S2 W3759


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    SELECTED WEB RESOURCES


    Government Agencies | International | Academic |
    Organizations & Societies | Reports & Papers | Salmon as Endangered Species



    Government Agencies



  • Alaska Department of Fish & Game:

    Alaska Salmon Enhancement Program 2000 Annual Report


    Alaska's Commercial Salmon Fishery Buyback Programs

    Anadromous Waters Catalog and Atlas


    Sustainable Salmon Fisheries Policy for the State of Alaska


  • California Department of Fish & Game:


    • Commercial Landings and Recreational Catch- Salmonids California commercial statistics from 1916 - 1999 and recreational 1947 - 1999.


    Fish Hatcheries


    "Salmonids: Overview." From California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report.


    Weekly Anadromous Fish Counts


  • King County, WA, Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks: Salmon & Trout Topics


  • Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife:

    Infectious Salmon Anemia-

    2001 Fish Stocking Report


  • National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries)- Northwest Regional Office: conserving, protecting, and managing Pacific salmon


  • Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife:

    Fish Info Center


    Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds


    Oregon's Coho Salmon


    Sport Catch : Salmon in Idaho


    Salmon Trout Enchancement Program (STEP)


  • Salmon Friendly Seattle, City of Seattle-"Working together to restore and protect salmon."

  • Salmon & Watershed Links Links compiled & annotated by the Oregon Sea Grant.


  • State of Washington Governor's Salmon Recovery Home Page

  • Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife:

    Salmon and Steelhead Habitat and Inventory Assessment Program (SSHIAP)


    Salmon Recovery


    Lake Washington Sockeye


    Wild Salmonid Policy


  • U.S. Corps of Army Engineers Fish Management Office- Northwestern Division: Links to publications, information about Columbia River & salmon, etc.

  • U.S. Water Data for the Nation from U.S.G.S.

  • Adult Fish Counts from the Corps of Engineers

    International


  • BC Salmon Page- Information on management, fishing, and salmonid enhancement projects from Gold Seal Canadian Fishing Co.

  • International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission (IBSFC)- Atlantic salmon in the Baltic Sea- see Fish Stocks

  • North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission- International commission to promote conservation of anadromous stocks in the North Pacific

  • Pacific Salmon Commission- Established by 1985 treaty between Canada and the U. S.

  • Pacific Salmon Treaty- Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

  • Salmon Aquaculture Review-Final Report Environmental Assessment Office, Government of British Columbia

  • Salmonid Enhancement Program- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region Habitat and Enhancement Branch

    Academic


  • Columbia Basin Research- Issues concerning salmon biology in the Columbia and Snake River basins- School of Aquatic & Fishery Science, UW

    Columia River D.A.R.T.- Data Access in Real Time: fish passage, PIT tag, etc.


    General Information and Research- Web resources compiled by Columbia Basin Research


  • High Seas Salmon Project- School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, UW.


  • Sea Grant and Salmon in Washington State

  • Snapshot of Salmon in Oregon Background information and various perspectives on salmon issues from Oregon State University.


    • Organizations & Societies


  • Atlantic Salmon Federation-Conservation & management of wild Atlantic salmon


  • Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission


  • Fish Passage Center- "Current and historic data on salmon and steelhead passage in the main stem Snake and Columbia river basins."


  • National Wildlife Federation: Saving Salmon


  • North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)- Conservation, enhancement, restoration, and management of salmon stocks


  • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission "Dedicated to resolving fishery issues."


  • People For Salmon- Volunteers restoring salmon in Washington


  • Salmon Information Center- Staffed by the Seattle Aquarium


  • Salmon Recovery Funding Board


  • Salmon Web-Community based monitoring for the biological integrity of streams


  • Salmonid Restoration Federation- Salmonid restoration in California


  • Sierra Club : New Hope for Salmon in the Northwest


  • StreamNet- Fish data for the Northwest.


    • Reports & Papers


  • "Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program 1998 Annual Program Review, Agenda and Abstracts." U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division (79 pg. PDF).


  • "Columbia River and Salmon: A Brief History." Salmon Passage Notes: Snake and Columbia River Fish Programs, Special Issue. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division. (6 pg. PDF).


  • "A Conceptual Framework for Conservation Hatchery Strategies for Pacific Salmonids." NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-38.


  • Publications from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center Search NWFSC Publications, including White Papers, for PDF documents from 1990+.


  • "Initial Snohomish River Basin Chinook Salmon Conservation/Recovery Technical Work Plan." Snohomish Basin Salmonoid Recovery Technical Committee, October 1996. (151 pg. PDF).


  • "Predation on Salmonids Relative to the Federal Columbia River Power System." NMFS-NWFSC-NOAA White Paper (68 pg. PDF).


  • "Viable Salmonid Populations.


  • "The Wild Atlantic Salmon: State of the Populations in North America 2000." Atlantic Salmon Federation (4 pg. PDF).


    • Salmon as Endangered Species


  • Endangered Species Act: Salmon Conservation and Recovery in King County, WA

  • Indexes to Administrative Records For Pacific Salmon- Guide to the NMFS filing system under the U. S. Endangered Species Act

  • Salmon Genetics at Heart of Endangered Species Listing Debate MaineSci, University of Maine.


  • Municipal Services and Research Center of Washington: Endangered Species Act: Salmon and Bulltrout Information



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