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First salmon swims all the way to Oregon after historic California dam removal
The massive dam-removal project on the Klamath River began to live up to its lofty goal of improving fish passage this week when at least one salmon was observed swimming upriver past the four former dam sites that previously blocked fish.
First salmon since 1912 spotted in Oregon's Klamath Basin months after dam removal
On Wednesday, October 16, a fall-run Chinook salmon was identified by ODFW’s fish biologists in a tributary to the Klamath River above the former J.C. Boyle Dam
Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed
For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries near the California-Oregon line
Salmon Spotted in Klamath Basin for First Time in More Than a Century
On Wednesday, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist spotted a first-in-a-century sight on a tributary to the Klamath River in the Klamath
People — and salmon — return to restored Klamath to celebrate removal of 4 dams
After years of protests, court battles and even picketing, Klamath tribes are able to return to a restored river.
ODFW identifies first salmon to return to Oregon’s Klamath Basin in more than a century
Oregon wildlife officials have identified one of the first salmon to migrate back to the state’s Klamath Basin in more than a century. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that its fish biologists found a full-run Chinook salmon on Wednesday,
The annual ‘Salmon Run’ takes place in Buchanan Michigan
It’s called a ‘Salmon Run’. Every year, these fish travel from big bodies of water, in this case, lake Michigan, and return ...
Salmon migration happening in rivers and streams across Vernon and Coldstream
Coldstream and Vernon waterways are seeing increased traffic as Salmon migrate back to their home streams. “It’s a marvellous thing to see something that is often out in the deep,” said Jason Hwang ...
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The bright and dark sides of Pacific salmon biotransport
Each year millions of Pacific salmon make a grand journey from the ocean to their freshwater spawning grounds at the end of their life cycles. This migration has rippling effects through food webs and ...
A symbol of autumn: Salmon run peaks in Shiretoko rivers
Salmon are at the peak of their upstream migration in the rivers of the eastern Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido.
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Salmon’s moveable feast of nutrients with a side order of contaminants
Migrating animals can bring food and contaminants to their destination. An assessment of Pacific salmon migrations from 1976 ...
Chinook Salmon Face Habitat Challenges
A UC Davis study finds that decades of human activities have not only reduced the size of Chinook salmon, but also disrupted ...