41

35

55°

60°

100

99

86

17

8

12

100

86

22

8

14

64°

87

23

ll

31

week*** week
;

last died on

two completed hatching

All died within 3 days

All died by 20th day

but died 2 days later (28th day)

Greatest mortality about time of

last died on 50th day

hatching;

sac;

All died before absorption of yolk

165th day (April 28)

Two survived to feeding;

High mortality during absorption of
yolk sac

Did not feed; weight at 46th week less
than at hatching

None hatched; all dead after 156 days

Remarks

Cumulative mortality in per cent to
34th
46th

1951.

water temperature was above 63°F

*k*Pirst week in July.

**Approximately the day on which all yolk sacs were abosrbed.

*The day on which 50% of lot was hatched.

range

temp.

city
63
126
6
19
27
66
water] 54°-42° 42°-47° 55°-41° 41°-47° 46°-63° 63°-67° Greatest mortality after July 4 when

100

74°

100

76

22

5

13

100

28

73

81

97

67°

65°

62-1/R° 32

51

50°

6

80

45°

145

7

225

128

ing

40°

yolk
sac**

100

ing*

Number of days to
Hatch- Abs. of |Hatch- Feeding

34°

temp.|

Lot
and

Eggs from a single pair from Soos Creek spawned on November 15,

of chinook salmon reared at city water temperature and various constant temperatures.

Numbers of days to hatching and absorption of yolk sac and per cent cumulative mortality

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