This is an image of Kenneth Tiffan out in the field. Ken works to conduct applied research to provide information that would increase our understanding of Snake River fall Chinook salmon, listed as “threatened” under the ESA in 1992. His career has focused on this unique stock and facilitating recovery efforts.
Kenneth Tiffan
Snake River fall Chinook salmon were listed as “threatened” under the ESA in 1992. My entire career has focused conducting applied research to provide information that would increase our understanding of this unique stock and facilitate recovery efforts.
The work of myself and colleagues from other agencies have produced most of the contemporary information on Snake River fall Chinook salmon.
Research Interests:
The main focus of my work is understanding Snake River fall Chinook salmon life history and ecology to support recovery of this listed stock. Over the years research topics have included migratory behavior, habitat use and quantification, physiology, and feeding ecology of juvenile fish in the Snake and Columbia rivers. Other research areas have included understanding the effects of elevated flows on chum salmon spawning behavior, and investigating recent food web changes to lower Snake River reservoirs.
Professional Experience
1992 to Present – Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Columbia River Research Laboratory, Cook, WA
Education and Certifications
M.S. 1992. Fishery Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
B.S. 1987. Fishery Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Science and Products
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Research - Cooperator Publications
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Research
Daily and annual abundances of natural- and hatchery-origin age-0 fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) passing Lower Granite Dam, Washington 1992 - 2021
This is an image of Kenneth Tiffan out in the field. Ken works to conduct applied research to provide information that would increase our understanding of Snake River fall Chinook salmon, listed as “threatened” under the ESA in 1992. His career has focused on this unique stock and facilitating recovery efforts.
Hells Canyon on the Snake River.
Hells Canyon on the Snake River.
Beam trawling in Lower Granite Reservoir on the Snake River.
Beam trawling in Lower Granite Reservoir on the Snake River.
Juvenile Snake River fall Chinook salmon.
Juvenile Snake River fall Chinook salmon.
Back from the brink: Estimating daily and annual abundance of natural-origin salmon smolts from 30-years of mixed-origin capture-recapture data
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon research and monitoring
First investigations on lamprey responses to elevated total dissolved gas exposure and risk of gas bubble trauma
Monitoring native nonsalmonids for the incidence of gas bubble trauma downstream of Snake and Columbia River dams during the spring spill season, 2022
Nonsalmonid gas bubble trauma investigations
Backpack electrofishing does not contribute to external signs of gas bubble trauma in sculpins
Snake River fall Chinook salmon research and monitoring
Monitoring native, resident nonsalmonids for the incidence of gas bubble trauma downstream of Snake and Columbia River Dams, 2021
Research, monitoring, and evaluation of emerging issues and measures to recover the Snake River Fall Chinook salmon ESU
Lower Granite Reservoir biological monitoring at 2015 disposal site
Performance of subyearling fall Chinook salmon tagged with 8‐, 9‐, and 12‐mm passive integrated transponder tags in the Snake River
Impact of smallmouth bass predation on subyearling fall Chinook salmon over a broad river continuum
Science and Products
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Research - Cooperator Publications
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Research
Daily and annual abundances of natural- and hatchery-origin age-0 fall Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) passing Lower Granite Dam, Washington 1992 - 2021
This is an image of Kenneth Tiffan out in the field. Ken works to conduct applied research to provide information that would increase our understanding of Snake River fall Chinook salmon, listed as “threatened” under the ESA in 1992. His career has focused on this unique stock and facilitating recovery efforts.
This is an image of Kenneth Tiffan out in the field. Ken works to conduct applied research to provide information that would increase our understanding of Snake River fall Chinook salmon, listed as “threatened” under the ESA in 1992. His career has focused on this unique stock and facilitating recovery efforts.
Hells Canyon on the Snake River.
Hells Canyon on the Snake River.
Beam trawling in Lower Granite Reservoir on the Snake River.
Beam trawling in Lower Granite Reservoir on the Snake River.
Juvenile Snake River fall Chinook salmon.
Juvenile Snake River fall Chinook salmon.