Return rates of transported steelhead smolts with and without a rest period before release

摘要

Postrelease smolt survival of summer steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss that had been trucked 0.75 h and released was compared with that of smolts that had been trucked and allowed to rest for 24 h before release. Results showed no difference in return rates, suggesting that resting after transport may not improve steelhead survival.