Floodplain farm fields benefit juvenile salmon
A new study offers a beacon of hope for a cease-fire in the Golden State's persistent water wars.
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Anomalous ocean conditions in 2015 may bode poorly for juvenile Chinook salmon survival
Fisheries managers have been predicting a slightly below-average run of spring Chinook salmon on the Columbia River this year but a newly published suggests that it may be worse.
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Mar 15, 2017
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Truckloads of baby fish hauled to river in restoration plan
These speckled, rose-tinted fish haven't been spotted in this bubbling river in remote northeastern Oregon for more than 30 years—until now.
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Mar 10, 2017
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Researchers implant electronic tags to track journey of juvenile salmon
Using tags surgically implanted into thousands of juvenile salmon, UBC researchers have discovered that many fish die within the first few days of migration from their birthplace to the ocean.
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May 9, 2016
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Science journal letter highlights salmon vulernability
Simon Fraser University scientist Jonathan Moore has authored new research suggesting that a proposed controversial terminal to load fossil fuels in the Skeena River estuary has more far-reaching risks than previously recognized.
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Adult fish facility opens Oregon's South Santiam basin to threatened salmon and steelhead
Oregon's Foster Dam just got an upgrade, one that is proving vital to the survival of threatened Upper Willamette River spring Chinook salmon and winter steelhead. A new facility ensures fish can bypass the 126-foot flood ...
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Feb 10, 2015
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Tracking fish easier, quicker, safer with new injectable device
Fish no longer need to go under the knife to help researchers understand exactly how they swim through hydroelectric dams, thanks to a new injectable tracking device described in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Jan 29, 2015
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Study shows juvenile coho salmon benefit from dining on the distant remains of their cousins
(Phys.org) —Newly published research co-authored by scientists at Simon Fraser University and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation shows juvenile coho salmon benefit from dining on the distant remains of their spawning ...
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Jun 10, 2014
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It's all water over the dam—but how and when it falls has huge impact on salmon
By adjusting water discharges in ways designed to boost salmon productivity, officials at a dam in central Washington were able to more than triple the numbers of juvenile salmon downstream of the dam over a 30-year period, ...
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Feb 25, 2014
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Researchers uncover some good news for BC's troubled salmon populations
A University of Alberta led research team has some positive news for British Columbia's pink salmon populations, and the salmon farming industry that has struggled to protect both captive and wild salmon from sea lice infestations.
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