Salmon
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Cutting Edge Science to Protect Spring-Run Salmon
Spring-run Chinook used to be the dominant run of salmon in California’s Central Valley, with more than a million spawners spread across nearly every river and foothill creek.
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Salmon Migration Determined by Genetic Difference
The annual migration of Chinook salmon up West Coast rivers from the ocean has enriched ecosystems, inspired cultures, and shaped landscapes.
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Salmon "Super Highway"
Over the past century, however, much of the habitat here became fragmented due to road construction and flood control development, although otherwise much of these stream systems remain pristine.
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Raising Inland Chinook Salmon Eggs Amid Glass Fire
In addition to destroying and threatening thousands of homes and businesses, the devastating Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties jeopardized the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Inland Chinook Salmon Program
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Salmon Quota Met Upper Klamath River
California Department of Fish and Wildlife projections of the recreational fall Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Upper Klamath River adult fall Chinook salmon quota below Iron Gate Dam for the 2020 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18.
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Salmon Mysteries
Late season male Cascapedia salmon showing the triangle-shaped teeth and well developed kype.
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Restitution Videos Outline Work for Imperiled Coho Salmon
. Coho are increasing in abundance in the restored habitat faster than comparable habitat elsewhere in California.
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Salmon Quota Met on Lower Klamath River
Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Lower Klamath River adult fall Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge near Weitchpec for the 2020 season.
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Drone to Count Spawning Salmon
Starting in September and going through November of 2020, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will partner with Washington State University (WSU) on a research project to use drone technology to advance conservation efforts for summer Chinook salmon.
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20 Million Young Salmon Released
These fish will return as adults to Central Valley tributaries to spawn in two to five years.
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Habitat for Salmon in California
For decades, sediment buildup in California’s Butano Creek caused an array of issues for both fish and people
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Barging Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead through the Columbia and Snake Rivers
By Allison Lebeda, Joe DuPont, Lance Hebdon, and Jonathan Ebel. Idaho Fish & Game
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Atlantic Salmon In the Time of Pandemic
The rivers of Eastern North America are open, full of melted snow, and rushing out to the sea. Mother Nature and wild Atlantic salmon are not shut in like us.
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Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Closure Extension
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today announced that recreational salmon and steelhead fishing in Oregon waters of the Columbia River will remain closed indefinitely.