GLOSSARY 



Adult ; Fish that have attained sexual maturity. 



Anadromous fish ; A marine fish, such as Paeific or Atlantic salmon, striped 

 bass, and steelhead trout that migrate upstream into freshwater to spawn. 



Atlantic Anadromous Program : Restoration of anadromous fish species, such as, 

 Atlantic salmon, striped bass, and sturgeon. 



Finger ling : Young fish between one and five inches in length. (For purposes 

 of this Report, all parr and some smolts are included within the Fingerling 

 Column ) . 



Fry ; Recently hatched fish that have reached the free-swimming and feeding 

 stage. 



Great Lakes Program : Restoration of the lake trout stocks in the Great Lakes. 



Impoundment : All man-made lakes of fifty to five hundred acres. 



Jurisdiction ; Primary responsibility for the fishery program by ownership of 

 water, enabling legislation, cooperative agreement, judicial directive, or 

 other mandate. 



Pacific Anadromous Program : Mitigation and restoration of anadromus fish 

 species, such as, chinook, coho, and chum salmon, and steelhead trout. 



Parr ; A life stage of salmonid fishes that extends from the time feeding 

 begins until the fish become sufficiently pigmented to obliterate the 

 parr marks, usually ending during the first year. 



Reservoir ; A man-made lake over five hundred acres* 



Transfer : The shipment of fish between national fish hatcheries. 



Smolt ; Juvenile salmonid at the time of physiological adaptation to life In 

 the marine environment. 



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