Stranded redds of quinnat salmon in the Mathias River, South Island, New Zealand

1 June 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Vol. 12 (2) , 167-171
https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.1978.9515737

Abstract

In May and June 1974 seven naturally made, stranded redds of quinnat salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytsha (Walbaum) were excavated. Ova numbers per redd varied from 2295 to 6510 and per egg pocket from 99 to 1608. Egg pocket depths varied from 18 cm to 43 cm. The ova were found to be healthy.