salmon

The return of salmon to the tidelands below Indian Island’s bluffs has been swift following the removal of a causeway. Bill Kalina, the island’s environmental program manager for the Navy, was taken aback by the jump in the number of juvenile salmon since the causeway was replaced with the bridge. Only six juvenile salmon were found in five years before the bridge opened. During two days in May, volunteers netted almost 1,000 juvenile salmon.

The place where salmon spend most of their lives also is the place scientists know the least about: the ocean.

A recent salmon field trip has helped students become more curious about salmon. The event is the capstone after around 3,000 fourth grade students in Washington state raised young salmon in their classrooms.

A recent salmon release near Spokane will change nearly a century without salmon in nearby waters.

States spend millions on inland habitat restoration for endangered salmon of the Pacific Northwest, and scientists readily study their dwindling returns to local rivers and streams. But exactly what happens when salmon are out at sea is shrouded in mystery. A major scientific expedition launching Tuesday might change that.

The Nooksack River registered some of its highest flood levels ever in the recent flooding that authorities now say caused as much as $50 million in damages. But that doesn’t fully account for the impact on salmon runs and habitat restoration work managed by area tribes.

Whoosh Innovations said its fish passage system could transport salmon quickly over the Snake River dams – and generate $60 million over 10 years by…

Tribes across the Northwest called for immediate action to remove the four Lower Snake River dams during a two-day Salmon and Orca Summit in western…

As the mercury climbs this weekend, water temperatures are also expected to increase. Warmer waters can spell bad news for salmon, especially if the…

Washington’s salmon are “teetering on the brink of extinction,” according to a new report. It says the state must change how it’s responding to climate…