-

18

-

that survival, at least to the salt water stage, was not adversely
affected by rearing the fry and fingerlings in five per cent
effluent water.

The failure of more than one salmon of this

experiment to return "home" in the fall of 1953 was disappointing and unexpected, hence survival to maturity and possible
genetic effects cannot be evaluated.

Number of Chinook Salmon Recaptured from 12,410 LV and
13,174 RV Marked Fry Released July 1, 1950, from the

University of Washington

Year

No. Recaptured

Size in

Area

LV

RV

1950

0

0

1951

Ll

15

1-5

1952

29

54

2~11

"

57*

44

6-18 1/2

Ocean

7

30

oO

1

1953

Remarks

Pounds

8 1/2-34

Puget Sound Sportsfishermen
"

Sportsfishermen

Commercial

Puget Sound Sportsand Ocean

fishermen

U of W

Trap

Total 47 to -

104

144

*Caught off the coast of Washington; may be from Kalama, Samish
or University of Washington since a similar mark was used for
all three.

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