The students in Brooke Shamhart's fifth-grade class at Reese Elementary School crowded around the small aquarium at the back of the room Thursday morning in anticipation of watching a handful of ...

A study shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty -- a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival. A study carried out at the University of ...

The Atlantic salmon is sometimes called the “king of fish” for its streamlined and powerful beauty. Members of the species undertake an epic journey to complete their life cycle, migrating from ...

A study carried out at the University of Helsinki shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty—a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival.

The paper was built on a unique aspect of the life cycle of pink salmon, which are primarily targeted by commercial fishermen: Their abundance is high in odd-numbered years, and lower in even ...

There is a new mouth to feed in the coastal waters of the Northwest where juvenile salmon first enter the ocean, and it's a ...

In Oregon, human-made barriers have turned centuries-old migratory routes into life-or-death struggles for fish.

California Department of Water Resources Floating Classroom Program Highlights Chinook Salmon Lifecycle and Feather River ...

Large numbers of sablefish have spread from the Oregon coast to Washington, where they compete with salmon for resources.

Mature male salmon develop hooked snouts during the spawning season. After fulfilling their mission, the fish perish, marking the end of their life cycle. “Salmon swimming upstream is a symbol ...

Steelhead do not necessarily die after spawning and can spawn more than once in their life cycle. Chinook salmon only spawn once during their life cycle and then die, so fish that have been ...