B.C. Adult Salmon Diet Program

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he BC Adult Salmon Diet Program (ASDP) is a project that seeks to characterize the diets of Chinook and Coho Salmon throughout the year through the contribution of stomachs by recreational anglers. The program was started in 2017 by Will Duguid (PhD) through his connections with the recreational angler community. The program has grown to include 14 depots and over 50 participants.

As of March 2022 the ASDP program has collected and processed 2997 Chinook Salmon and 476 Coho Salmon digestive tracts from recreational anglers. 

Pacific Salmon Foundation has developed a storymap about the diet of Pacific salmon using program data. Check it out!

Look of for upcoming updates about the program on the Facebook Page.

Media
Island Fisherman

• Using Chinook Salmon Diets to Understand Herring Biology by Wesley Greentree, April 29 2021
• Winter Salmon Fishing: Mapping the Salish Sea Through Salmon Diets by Wesley Greentree, October 10 2020
• UVic Salmon Diet Study Going Strong But Needs Your Help! by Will Duguid June 25 2020
• The UVic Chinook and Coho Diet Study by Will Duguid September 9 2019

National Observer

• Anglers and researchers delve into fish guts to save salmon by Rochelle Baker, July 27 2021​

Sunshine Coast Conservation Association 

• Forage fish and Chinook Salmon, World Oceans Day, 2023

Photos of structures used for identification of digested/partial digested prey