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NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC TM-32: Chum Status Review


Table 24. Interval between peak spawning of summer and fall chum salmon in Hood Canal streams, 1983 and 1984. Data from Young (1986a,b).


  50% dates of spawning
completion in 1983
50% dates of spawning
completion in 1984
Stream Summer-run   Fall- run  Interval between peaks (days) Summer-run   Fall- run  Interval between peaks (days)

Tahuya R. 4 Oct 15 Dec 72 2 Oct 1 Dec 60
Hamma Hamma R. 26 Sep 25 Dec 90 29 Sep 28 Dec 91
Duckabush R. 25 Sep 13 Dec 79 4 Oct 12 Dec 66
Dewatto R.       4 Oct 9 Dec 67
Big Mission Cr.       10 Oct 19 Nov 40
Union R.       20 Sep 22 Nov 63
Lilliwuap Cr.       3 Oct 22 Dec 80
Dosewalips R.       28 Sep 13 Dec 76
Little Quilcene R.       23 Sep 22 Dec 90
             
             

Average date of 50% spawning completion 29 Sep 18 Dec 81 days 30 Sep 10 Dec 71 days


Table 25. Percentage and date of return of the total number of chum salmon that returned to the rack (gate) at the Hood Canal Hatchery in 5-year blocks, 1953 to 1996. (Note that the first and last blocks are 8 and 6 years, respectively). Data from Crawford (1997).


Return Years 10% Complete 50% Complete 90% Complete

1953-60 Sept. 17 Oct. 5 Nov. 30
1961-65 Sept. 24 Nov. 26 Dec. 22
1966-70 Nov. 15 Nov. 30 Dec. 11
1971-75 Nov. 12 Nov. 28 Dec. 13
1976-80 Nov. 8 Nov. 20 Dec. 4
1981-85 Nov. 5 Nov. 18 Dec. 6
1986-90 Nov. 5 Nov. 20 Dec. 4
1991-96 Nov. 5 Nov. 23 Dec. 5



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