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Patterns of Downstream Migration of Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in the Malaya Khusi River (Sakhalin Oblast)

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Patterns of downstream migration of juvenile pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in the Malaya Khusi River (northeast of Sakhalin island) are revealed as a result of observations conducted in 2014–2017. Downstream migration starts in May when water is warmed up to 4–5°С. The bulk of fish migrates seaward at 5–10°С. The duration of downstream migration is ~2.5 months. Downstream migration is confined to nocturnal period. Downstream migrants are distributed predominantly in the meadstream, at the line of fastest flow. Some species-specific mechanisms of downstream migration are made clear. The total number of pink salmon downstream migrants during the period of observations is calculated.

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Kirillov, P.I., Kirillova, E.A. & Pavlov, D.S. Patterns of Downstream Migration of Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in the Malaya Khusi River (Sakhalin Oblast). J. Ichthyol. 58, 889–901 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945218060085

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