Characterizing migration behaviour of adult Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during coastal and estuarine passage using acceleration

........................................................................................................................................ iii Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................ iv Co-Authorship ............................................................................................................................... v List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ ix List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ x Glossary ....................................................................................................................................... xii Chapter 1: General Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Migration............................................................................................................. 2 Locomotion and Swim Performance in Fish ...................................................... 4 Estimating Swim Speed in Fish .......................................................................... 6 Pacific Salmon Ecology ...................................................................................... 8 Research Objectives .......................................................................................... 12 Figures............................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2: Calibrating acoustic acceleration transmitters for estimating energy use by wild adult Pacific salmon ...................................................................................................... 16 Abstract ............................................................................................................. 16 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 17 Methods............................................................................................................. 20 Fish collection ........................................................................................................... 20 Swim Trial.................................................................................................................. 21 Acceleration and O2 Data Collection..................................................................... 22 Field Assessment of Acceleration Transmitter Performance .................................... 24............................................................................................................ 16 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 17 Methods............................................................................................................. 20 Fish collection ........................................................................................................... 20 Swim Trial.................................................................................................................. 21 Acceleration and O2 Data Collection..................................................................... 22 Field Assessment of Acceleration Transmitter Performance .................................... 24