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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Scientists study under-appreciated fish with special tag
Most people think of salmon jumping upriver to spawn when they consider wild fish in the American Northwest. But another, lesser-known species—the Pacific Lamprey—is also culturally and historically important to the region. ...
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May 29, 2017
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Report: California fish face extinction on increased level unless trends change
Nearly half of California's diverse types of native salmon, steelhead and trout are headed toward extinction in 50 years unless environmental trends are reversed, a team of scientists warn in a new report.
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May 17, 2017
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What's cuing salmon migration patterns?
The spring-fed water that flows through Hansen Creek in southwestern Alaska is almost always clear. Its rate and temperature stay relatively constant throughout the year. Each summer, sockeye salmon migrate through the shallow, ...
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Mar 20, 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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Climate change prompts Alaska fish to change breeding behavior
One of Alaska's most abundant freshwater fish species is altering its breeding patterns in response to climate change. This could impact the ecology of northern lakes, which already acutely feel the effects of a changing ...
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Jan 19, 2017
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Despite evolutionary inexperience, northern sockeye manage heat stress
Sockeye salmon that evolved in the generally colder waters of the far north still know how to cool off if necessary, an important factor in the species' potential for dealing with global climate change.
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Dec 7, 2016
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Happy salmon swim better
What makes young salmon decide to leave their rivers and head out to Sea has been a hot topic for decades now. Current research from Umeå University shows that the young salmon's desire to migrate can partly be limited by ...
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Dec 6, 2016
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New diagnostic test invented to detect costly Atlantic salmon disease
Scientists from the University of Glasgow, working with major companies in the aquaculture industry BioMar Ltd and Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd, have discovered a 'simple test' to aid the diagnosis of a significant disease ...
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Dec 2, 2016
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How will salmon survive in a flooded future?
As torrential rain descends on the Pacific Northwest, new research published online in the journal Global Change Biology provides a glimpse of how salmon rivers might fare in a future with larger floods.
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Oct 17, 2016
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