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Chinook salmon conservation reaping dividends. Biologists have estimated that almost 3.8 million juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon headed down the Sacramento River toward the ocean this year, according to an article […]
Canada moves to protect Fraser River chinook salmon. Recent assessments by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada for Chinook salmon from the Fraser River system have […]
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 […]
Washington tribes restore salmon habitat With $9.5 million in NOAA funds, the Nooksack and Lummi tribes are restoring habitat for Spring Chinook using engineered log jams to recreate healthy river […]
Alaska Salmon Research Task Force completes science report. NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, together with the Governor of Alaska are sharing the final report of the […]
Huge database gives insight into salmon patterns at sea. A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various […]
Diverse habitats help salmon weather unpredictable climate changes. Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial portfolios, offering fish diverse options for feeding and survival so that they can weather various conditions […]
Bold endeavours – salmon farming in the open ocean. Nine years ago, New Zealand King Salmon (NZKS) started the resource consent and consultation process for its Blue Endeavour open ocean […]
Vitamin discovered in rivers may offer hope for salmon suffering from thiamine deficiency disease. Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer […]
Warmer oceans increase risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake fishery. Rates of Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific hake fishery rise during years when ocean temperatures are warmer, a […]
New Zealand-farmed King salmon has a lower carbon footprint than beef, lamb and cheese. A just-released study has found that New Zealand-farmed King salmon sold domestically has a significantly lower […]
Salmon start-up attracts new strategic investors. LocalCoho, a land-based aquaculture start-up producing premium Coho salmon already being served at Nobu in New York and several other noted restaurants, has received significant new […]
Two pathogens linked to salmon health and survival in British Columbia. Many wild salmon populations in B.C. have experienced substantial declines over the last three decades. New UBC research recently […]
Funding for British Columbia salmon projects The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the BC Parliamentary Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fin […]
Russian Pacific salmon catch soars. As of July 19, 91 thousand tons of Pacific salmon were harvested in the Far East. This is 2.4 times more compared to the same […]
Salmon virus spreads to British Columbia. Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon – is continually being transmitted between open-net salmon farms […]
Salmon eyes may hide the secrets of their survival … and their decline. Scientists are investigating a new method to try to understand why UK Atlantic salmon populations are in […]
Concern over female sockeye salmon mortality. Female adult sockeye from Canada’s Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on the journey back to their spawning […]
Canadian funding to protect and restore Pacific wild salmon. Canada has announced funding for four projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). Over the next four […]
Sanford announces funding for new salmon hatchery in Southland. New Zealand seafood company, Sanford Limited has secured an $8 million loan from the Provincial Growth Fund to help it create […]
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