Some wild Pacific salmon populations are endangered, mainly because of the loss of their fresh water habitat caused by harmful logging practices and hydroelectric dams. Salmon have also been over ...
Salmon are born in fresh water, then migrate to the ocean before returning to fresh water to reproduce. It's a myth that salmon return to the exact spot where they were born to spawn. There are ...
Twenty-eight distinct populations of Pacific salmon and steelhead are now federally protected as threatened or endangered species. The Center is working to provide strong legal protections for ...
The Pacific Salmon Foundation says several things need ... from reliance on hatchery production and greater incentives for habitat protection and restoration, with the goal of promoting self ...
(Eiko Jones/ Pacific Salmon Foundation) Then there are sockeye ... "It is probable that there is much more salmon habitat across the region, which we were not able to identify due to limited publicly ...
and migration barriers that block suitable spawning habitat and prevent upstream and downstream migration. They’re also threatened by existing dams and a proposed new dam in the upper Chehalis River, ...