The oldest verified fossil for a freshwater version of the salmon is 50 million years old. Five to six million years ago salmon had fangs, weighed 500 pounds, and were ten feet long. The modern anadromous Pacific salmon emerged about two million years ago in the cold mountain streams of the Pacific Northwest.
Canada is taking big steps to eliminate the environmental damage and risks posed by pen-raised salmon…
An agreement has been reached between California, Oregon and PacifiCorp company to remove four hydroelectric dams along California’s second largest river…
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Nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants are creating a serious problem for salmon, orcas, and the Puget Sound food web…
In these mass coho death events, anywhere from 40% to 90% perish in the most affected urban streams…