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The findings can be found in the study, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esajournals.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1890\/08-1891.1\">A fish of many scales: extrapolating sublethal pesticide exposures to the productivity of wild salmon populations<\/a>,&#8221; in the December 2009 issue of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.org\/\">Ecological Society of America<\/a> (ESA) journal, <em>Ecological Applications<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Major efforts are currently underway to restore Pacific salmon habitats in an effort to recover depressed populations,&#8221; says David Baldwin, Ph.D., of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), who co-authored the study with NOAA colleagues, &#8220;However, not much research has been done to determine the importance of pollution as a limiting factor of ESA-listed species.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers studied the impact of pesticides, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/gateway\/pesticide\/diazinon.htm\">diazinon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/gateway\/pesticide\/malathion.htm\">malathion<\/a>, on individual salmon using pre-existing data, and then devised a model to calculate the productivity and growth rate of the population. They used several exposure scenarios to reflect realistic pesticide use across various landscapes and over time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An important aim of the work was to link known sublethal effects for individual salmon to impacts on the productivity of salmon populations,&#8221; explains Dr. Baldwin.<\/p>\n<p>The biologists found in previous studies that, on an individual level, the pesticides directly affected the activity of acetylcholinesterase, an important enzyme in the salmon brain. As a result, the salmon experienced reductions in feeding behavior. The reductions in food were then extended using the model to calculate reductions in the growth, size, and subsequent survival at ocean migration. In one scenario, the model predicted that, within a span of 20 years, returning spawners would have an increase of 68 percent abundance compared to a 523 percent projected increase in an unexposed chinook population.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The model showed that a pesticide exposure lasting only four days can change the freshwater growth and, by extension, the subsequent survival of subyearling animals,&#8221; says Dr. Baldwin. &#8220;In addition, the seasonal transport of pesticides to salmon habitats over successive years might slow the recovery of depressed populations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers conclude that improving water quality conditions by reducing common pollutants could potentially increase the rate of recovery. Looking to the bigger picture, &#8220;This should help resource managers consider pesticides at the same biological scale as physical and biological stressors when prioritizing habitat restoration activities,&#8221; says Dr. Baldwin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=2401\">In September<\/a>, The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that accepted uses of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/gateway\/pesticide\/chlorpyrifos.htm\">chlorpyrifos<\/a>, diazinon and malathion are likely to jeopardize the continued existence of 27 species of endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead. NMFS found that current uses were likely reducing the number of salmon returning to spawn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background on Diazinon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201d\u00a2 Contaminates rivers throughout the west at levels harmful to fish or their food sources according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The basins where diazinon was detected at harmful levels include the Willamette, San Joaquin, Tulare, the Central Columbia Basin and Puget Sound. It was also detected in King County, Washington streams.<br \/>\n\u201d\u00a2 Impairs feeding, predator avoidance, spawning, homing and migration capabilities by impeding salmon sense of smell.<br \/>\n\u201d\u00a2 Leads to weakened swimming activity in juvenile trout.<br \/>\n\u201d\u00a2 Is acutely toxic to salmon food sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background on Malathion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201d\u00a2 Contaminates rivers throughout the west at levels harmful to fish or their food sources according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The basins where malathion was detected at harmful levels include the Willamette, San Joaquin, Tulare, and the Central Columbia Basin. It was also detected in King County, Washington streams.<br \/>\n\u201d\u00a2 Leads to weakened swimming activity in juvenile trout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous Daily News Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=920\">Federal Agency Releases Plan to Protect Salmon from Pesticides<\/a>, November 21, 2008<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=1654\">Three Additional Pesticides Found to Harm Salmon<\/a>, April 30, 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=1755\">Take Action: Tell EPA to Protect Endangered Salmon from Toxic Pesticides<\/a>, May 19, 2009<\/p>\n<p><em>Soucre: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2009\/12\/091216104350.htm\">ScienceDaily Press Release<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, December 18, 2009) Biologists are finding that short-term, seasonal exposure to pesticides in rivers and basins limit the growth and size of wild salmon populations. 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The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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