November 18, 2020 By Alexandra Borunda National Geographic
Spring-run Chinook salmon, critical to Indigenous fishers along the Klamath River, are in steep decline. But two recent developments may offer a path to their recovery.
What Would a British Columbia Seal and Sea Lion Cull Actually Entail?
October 22, 2020 By Larry Pynn Hakai Magazine
Proponents are calling for the deaths of at least 75,000 seals and sea lions in the first year.
The Elwha Dams Are Gone and Chinook Are Surging Back, But Why Are So Few Reaching the Upper River?
October 18, 2020 By Lynda V. Mapes The Seattle Times
They were the king of kings in Puget Sound, the biggest chinook of them all, strong enough to muscle up the falls at the Goblin Gates and power on all the way through nearly 4 miles of chutes and falls in the Grand Canyon of the Elwha.
Ocean Heat Waves Are Directly Linked to Climate Change
September 24, 2020 By Henry Fountain The New York Times
The “blob” of hotter ocean water that killed sea lions and other marine life in 2014 and 2015 may become permanent.
Alaska’s Salmon are Shrinking, Impacting Coastal Communities and Ecosystems
August 20, 2020 Oceanographic Magazine
A study of four salmon species across all regions of Alaska – chinook, chum, coho, and sockeye – has found that salmon are returning to rivers smaller and younger than in the past.