and the transplanted fish were notably large 

 and vigorous, as were those of the 1966 

 escapement. 



FUTURE OF THE TRANSPLANTED 

 STOCK 



Because it seems unlikely that the trans- 

 planted stock was as well adapted genetically 

 to Sashin Creek as a stocknative to the stream, 

 I expect that a selection of those individuals 

 best adapted to their new stream is in progress. 

 If this is true, the good survival of the first 

 two cycles may improve further. 



The success of the new even-year line 

 demonstrates that the abundant odd-year line 

 is not now (if it ever was) effective in limiting 

 the success of fish of the even-year line. Con- 

 versely, the odd-year line was not affected 

 adversely by the new even-year line but has 

 continued at its high level of abundance and 

 even increased--from about 17,000 in 1963 

 to 38,000 in 1967. 



LITERATURE CITED 



INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SALMON FISH- 

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1968. Its Annual Report, 1967, 51 pp. 

 McNEIL, WILLIAM J. 



1962. Variations in the dissolved oxygen 

 content of intragravel water in four 

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 Sci. Rep. Fish. 402, iv + 15 pp. 



1964. A method of measuring mortality of 

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mcneil, william j., Stephen c.smed- 



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 MERRELL, THEODORE R., JR. 



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1953. Principles affecting the size of pink 

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VAUX, WALTER G. 



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