THE OSPREY
The International Journal of Salmon and Steelhead Conservation
Dear Osprey Supporter: August 2024
The Osprey Journal
Editorial and Management Committee
Pete Soverel, Chair Wild Salmon Rivers
Kathleen Bergeron
Fly Fishers International
Ryan Smith At-Large
Greg Knox
SkeenaWildConservationTrust
Brian Braidwood
SteelheadSociety ofBritishColumbia
David Moskowitz
TheConservationAngler
Rich Simms
WildSteelhead Coalition
ScientificAdvisors
Bill Bakke
Bill McMillan
Guy Fleischer
Michael Price
Jack Stanford
Rick Williams
Business Address:
The Osprey PO Box 13121 Portland, OR 97213
Editor email: Editor@ospreysteelhead.org
Mission:
The Osprey Journal of International Salmon and Steelhead Conservation isconcernedwiththeconservation& sustainable management of wild Pacific salmon & steelhead through their native & introduced ranges.
Thank you very sincerely for your ongoing support of The Osprey, The International Journal of Salmon and Steelhead Conservation. Your support makes it possible for us to continue our work as an active and influential voice for wild Pacific salmon and steelhead conservation. In thiscontext,allowmetowelcomeournewEditor JohnMcMillan.Ihaveknownandworkedwith John for over twenty years. He is just the kind of scientist that wild Pacific anadromous salmonids desperatelyneed–observant,knowledgeable,alife-longangler,andtheauthorofground-breaking scientific papers (see back for list of select publications). Welcome aboard John – may the salmon surviveus!!
Founded in 1987, The Osprey is the leading science and policy journal dedicated to the protection and recovery of wild Pacific salmon and steelhead throughout their range We keep our readers informed on both the progress and setbacks affecting wild fish, reporting onthemanychallengingissuesthatimpactthehealthandfutureofwildsteelheadandsalmon stocks. The Osprey is often the first place to learn about the latest wild fish science.
Working with our wild salmon and steelhead conservation partners in the US and British Columbia, The Osprey’s reach and influence is constantly expanding, and we hope to grow even more in the upcoming year. We continue to deliver our print edition directly to the doorsteps of supporters and we now have a digital Osprey as well. The full-color digital edition gives readers another way to access The Osprey and its articles, with multiple links for those who want to delve deeper into wild fish science and policy Our online archive offers a free-to-all database for wild fish advocates and researchers
Examining The Salmon’s History Lesson, The Follies of Salmon Enhancement –Lessons From British Columbia’s Past, Pink Salmon and their Profound Impact on Ocean Ecology, and Lake Superior Wild Steelhead, Managing for Self-sustaining Populations are just a few of the stories The Osprey has covered over the past year. It’s all original content that you won’t find anywhere else, written by experts on wild salmon and steelhead science and conservation.
But we can’t continue our work without your support! On behalf of these magnificent fish, please complete the enclosed coupon and send it with your check made out to: The Osprey, and mail it to: The Osprey, P.O. Box 13121, Portland, OR 97213. Alternatively, you can subscribe or donate online by credit/debit card at: https://www.ospreysteelhead.org/donate. And a subscription to The Osprey makes a perfect gift for a conservation-minded friend or colleague! Contributions to The Osprey are tax deductible.
Thank you, Chair, The Osprey Editorial and Management Committee
John R. McMillan select publications (see andhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Mcmillan-8formore)
Sauter, S.T., McMillan, J.R., and Dunham, J. 2001. Salmonid behavior and water temperature. EPA Region 10 temperature water quality guidance development project. Report # EPA-910-D-01-001.
McMillan, J., Katz, S., and Pess, G. 2007. Observational evidence of spatial and temporal structure in a sympatric anadromous (winter steelhead) and resident rainbow trout mating system on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136.
McMillan, J. R., J. Dunham, G. H. Reeves, J. S. Mills, and C. E. Jordan. 2012. Individual condition and stream temperature influence early maturation of rainbow and steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Environmental Biology of Fishes 93:343-355.
McMillan, J., Pess, G., Starr, J., Liermann, M., and Augerot, X. 2013. Using a stream network census to test juvenile salmonid distribution models. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142: 942-956.
McMillan, J., Quinn, T., Pess, G., McHenry, M., and Moses, R. 2014. Diversity in salmonid breeding date: Fall spawning by coastal cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, in the Elwha River system, Washington. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Kendall, N.W.* and McMillan, J.R.*, Sloat, M.R., Buehrens, T.W., Quinn, T.P., Pess, G.R., Kuzishchin, K.V., McClure, M.M., and Zabel, R.W. 2015. Anadromy and residency in steelhead and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: a review of the processes and patterns. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72:319-342. *Co-lead authors
McMillan, J., Pess, G., Quinn, T., Lierman, M., Morley, S., McHenry, M., and Campbell, L. 2015. The use of redd characteristics and fry fork length and density to distinguish steelhead and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) spawning areas during recolonization in the Elwha River. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
Fraik, A.K., McMillan, J.R., Liermann, M., Bennett, T., McHenry, M.L., McKinney, G.J., Wells, A.H., Winans, G., Kelley, J.L., Pess, G.R., and K.M. Nichols. 2021. The Impacts of Dam Construction and Removal on the Genetics of Recovering Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Populations across the Elwha River Watershed. Genes. 12(1):89.
Duda, J., Togersen, C., Brenkman, S., Peters, R., Sutton, K., Connor, H., Kennedy, P., Corbett, S., Welty, E. Geffre, A. Geffre, J., Crain, P., Shreffler, D., McMillan, J.R., McHenry, M., and G. Pess. 2021. Reonnecting the Elwha River: Spatial patterns of fish response to dam removal. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9.
McMillan, J.R.*, Sloat, M.R.*, Liermann, M., and G. Pess. 2022. Historical records reveal changes to the migration timing and abundance of winter steelhead in Olympic Peninsula Rivers, Washington State, USA. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42:3–23. *Co-lead authors
McMillan, J.R., Morrison, B., Chambers, N., Ruggerone, G., Bernatchez, L., Stanford, J., and H. Neville. 2023. A global synthesis of peer-reviewed research on the effects of hatchery salmonids on wild salmonids. Fisheries Management and Ecology 30, 446–463.
Ledger, K., Jeon Jong, Y, Fullerton, A, Kuligowski, D, Bennett, T, Denton, K, McHenry, M, McMillan, J, Anderson, Connor, H, Seamons, T, Pess, G, Nichols, K, McKinney, G, Seaborn, T, and A. Fraik. 2023. Using riverscape genetics to investigate the genetic response of two species and their life-history forms to dam removal. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11.
Pess, G., McHenry, M., Denton, K., Anderson, J., Liermann, M., Peters, R., McMillan, J., Brenkman, S., Bennett, T., Duda, J., and K. Hanson. 2024. Initial responses of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to removal of two dams on the Elwha River, Washington State, U.S.A. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12, 1-21.
Kuruvilla, M., Quinn, T., Anderson, J., Miller, E., Berger, A., Okasaki, C., McMillan, J., Pess, G., Westley, P., and A. Berdahl. In press. Social influences complement environmental cues to stimulate migrating juvenile salmon. Movement Ecology.