Scott L. Benson
I engage in a variety of tasks supporting research and long-term monitoring of fall Chinook salmon in the Snake River.
Education and Certifications
M.S. 2014. Natural Resources (Fisheries Emphasis), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
B.S. 2008. Fisheries Biology (Freshwater Emphasis), Biometry Minor; Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Science and Products
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon research and monitoring
In Chapter 1, we report on development and application of an integrated population model (IPM) for the natural-origin fall Chinook salmon population upstream of Lower Granite Dam. This year’s efforts represent the third update to the model. Initial efforts focused on generating juvenile and adult abundance estimates, with estimates of uncertainty, for informing the life-cycle model and estimatin
Authors
Russell Perry, Dalton Hance, John Plumb, Kenneth F. Tiffan, Brad Bickford, Scott Louis Benson, Tobyn Rhodes, Steve Brink, Brad Alcorn
Monitoring native nonsalmonids for the incidence of gas bubble trauma downstream of Snake and Columbia River dams during the spring spill season, 2022
In 2020, a new spill program was implemented to aid the downstream passage of juvenile salmonids at mainstem dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. Under this program, the total
dissolved gas (TDG) cap was increased to 125% and monitoring of native nonsalmonids for gas
bubble trauma (GBT) became a requirement. The primary objective of this work was to measure
the incidence and severity of GBT in
Authors
Kenneth Tiffan, Brad Liedtke, Dalton Dirk Lebeda, Scott Louis Benson, Joe J. Warren
Nonsalmonid gas bubble trauma investigations
From 2020 to 2023, a new spill program was implemented to aid the downstream passage of juvenile salmonids at mainstem dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. Under this program, the total dissolved gas (TDG) cap was increased to 125% and monitoring of nonsalmonids for gas bubble trauma (GBT) became a requirement. The primary objective of this work and report was to measure the incidence and severi
Authors
Kenneth Tiffan, Brad Liedtke, Scott Louis Benson
Science and Products
Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon research and monitoring
In Chapter 1, we report on development and application of an integrated population model (IPM) for the natural-origin fall Chinook salmon population upstream of Lower Granite Dam. This year’s efforts represent the third update to the model. Initial efforts focused on generating juvenile and adult abundance estimates, with estimates of uncertainty, for informing the life-cycle model and estimatin
Authors
Russell Perry, Dalton Hance, John Plumb, Kenneth F. Tiffan, Brad Bickford, Scott Louis Benson, Tobyn Rhodes, Steve Brink, Brad Alcorn
Monitoring native nonsalmonids for the incidence of gas bubble trauma downstream of Snake and Columbia River dams during the spring spill season, 2022
In 2020, a new spill program was implemented to aid the downstream passage of juvenile salmonids at mainstem dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. Under this program, the total
dissolved gas (TDG) cap was increased to 125% and monitoring of native nonsalmonids for gas
bubble trauma (GBT) became a requirement. The primary objective of this work was to measure
the incidence and severity of GBT in
Authors
Kenneth Tiffan, Brad Liedtke, Dalton Dirk Lebeda, Scott Louis Benson, Joe J. Warren
Nonsalmonid gas bubble trauma investigations
From 2020 to 2023, a new spill program was implemented to aid the downstream passage of juvenile salmonids at mainstem dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. Under this program, the total dissolved gas (TDG) cap was increased to 125% and monitoring of nonsalmonids for gas bubble trauma (GBT) became a requirement. The primary objective of this work and report was to measure the incidence and severi
Authors
Kenneth Tiffan, Brad Liedtke, Scott Louis Benson