Validation of reflex indicators for measuring vitality and predicting the delayed mortality of wild coho salmon bycatch released from fishing gears

Graham D. Raby*, Michael R. Donaldson, Scott G. Hinch, David A. Patterson, Andrew G. Lotto, David Robichaud, Karl K. English, William G. Willmore, Anthony P. Farrell, Michael W. Davis and Steven J. Cooke Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada; Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Centre for Applied Conservation Research and Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science Branch, Pacific Region, Cooperative Resource Management Institute, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada; LGL Limited, 9768 Second St., Sydney, BC, V8L 3Y8, Canada; Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada; Department of Zoology, and Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Biological Sciences Building 3325, University Blvd., BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada; and Private scientist, PO Box 174, South Beach, OR 97366, USA