Considering sampling bias in close-kin mark-recapture (CKMR) abundance estimates of Atlantic salmon

S. Wacker, H. Skaug, T. Forseth, Ø. Solem, E. Ulvan, P. Fiske, S. Karlsson

File 1: Wacker_2021_CKMR_adults.csv

Data on sampled adults used for the estimation of 2018 spawner abundance in River Vigda by close-kin mark-recapture.

Columns:

adult_id: individual id

offspring_assigned: number of sampled offspring assigned in parentage analysis

sampling: sampling method; spawning survey (L), PIT tag (P) or both (PL)

zone: river zone

sex: sex by phenotype or genetic sexing

length: total length [mm]

sea_age: sea age [years]

File 2: Wacker_2021_CKMR_juveniles.csv

Data on sampled juveniles used for the estimation of 2018 spawner abundance in River Vigda by close-kin mark-recapture.

Columns:

id: individual id

station: electrofishing sampling station

zone: river zone

File 3: Wacker_2021_CKMR_genotypes.csv

Genotypes (164 SNP markers) of adult and juvenile Atlantic salmon used for the estimation of 2018 spawner abundance in River Vigda by close-kin mark-recapture. Missing data is coded as 0.

Columns:

id: individual id

type: type of sample; juvenile, adult spawning survey (survey), adult PIT tag (PIT)