How far do salmon travel?
Salmon first travel from their home stream to the ocean, which can be a distance of hundreds of miles. Once they reach the ocean, they might travel an additional 1,000 miles to reach their feeding grounds.
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Where can I find fish consumption advisories for my state?
Most states have set fish (and wildlife) consumption advisories and recommended consumption levels. The state agency responsible for these limits varies. Examples of consumption advisory information can be found at the Environmental Protection Agency's Consumption Advisories website.
How do salmon know where their home is when they return from the ocean?
Salmon come back to the stream where they were 'born' because they 'know' it is a good place to spawn; they won't waste time looking for a stream with good habitat and other salmon. Scientists believe that salmon navigate by using the earth’s magnetic field like a compass. When they find the river they came from, they start using smell to find...
Why do salmon change color and die after they spawn?
Salmon change color to attract a spawning mate. Pacific salmon use all their energy for returning to their home stream, for making eggs, and digging the nest. Most of them stop eating when they return to freshwater and have no energy left for a return trip to the ocean after spawning. After they die, other animals eat them (but people don't) or...
How long do salmon usually live?
Most salmon species live 2 to 7 years (4 to 5 average). Steelhead trout can live up to about 11 years.
When can salmon be seen migrating to their spawning area?
Most Pacific salmon can be seen migrating from spring though fall, depending on the species. Most adult Atlantic salmon migrate up the rivers of New England beginning in spring and continuing through the fall as well, with the migration peaking in June.
Why do salmon eggs come in different colors?
Salmon eggs (roe) range in color from pale yellowish-orange to dark reddish-orange. The color varies both by species and within species and is determined by water temperature, sediment composition, age, and other factors. The eggs vary in size from the tiny sockeye roe (average ¼ inch or 5.6 mm) to the large chum roe (average almost ½ inch or 8.3...
Why are there so few salmon left?
There are many reasons for the decline in salmon populations. Logging an area around a stream reduces the shade and nutrients available to the stream and increases the amount of silt or dirt in the water, which can choke out developing eggs. Dams cause fish to die from the shock of going through the turbines and from predators that eat the...
How many species of salmon are there and how large can they get?
There are seven species of Pacific salmon. Five of them occur in North American waters: chinook, coho, chum, sockeye, and pink. Masu and amago salmon occur only in Asia. There is one species of Atlantic salmon. Chinook/King salmon are the largest salmon and get up to 58 inches (1.5 meters) long and 126 pounds (57.2 kg). Pink salmon are the...
Where are salmon most endangered?
Certain populations of sockeye salmon, coho salmon, chinook salmon, and Atlantic salmon are listed as endangered. Sockeye salmon from the Snake River system are probably the most endangered salmon. Coho salmon in the lower Columbia River may already be extinct. Salmon are not endangered worldwide. For example, most populations in Alaska are...
Are salmon endangered worldwide?
No, salmon are not endangered worldwide. For example, most populations in Alaska are healthy. Some populations in the Pacific Northwest are much healthier than others. These healthy populations usually occupy protected habitats such as the Hanford Reach on the Columbia River and streams of Olympic National Park.
Year Published: 2017
Juvenile salmonid monitoring in the White Salmon River, Washington, post-Condit Dam removal, 2016
Condit Dam, at river kilometer 5.3 on the White Salmon River, Washington, was breached in 2011 and removed completely in 2012, allowing anadromous salmonids access to habitat that had been blocked for nearly 100 years. A multi-agency workgroup concluded that the preferred salmonid restoration alternative was natural recolonization with monitoring...
Jezorek, Ian G.; Hardiman, Jill M.Attribution: Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, National Minerals Information Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Water Resources, , United States of America, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, United States of America, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Water Resources, , Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Land Use Land Cover Modeling, National Geospatial Program, United States of America, Topographic Maps, Alaska Science Center, Region 11: Alaska, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Water Resources, , United States of America, Arizona Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Other, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Hawaii, United States of America, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Natural Hazards, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, Land Use Land Cover Modeling, Water Resources, Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Environmental Health, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, California, United States of America, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, United States of America, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Wisconsin, United States of America, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Kansas Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, National Geospatial Program, United States of America, National Geospatial Program, United States of America, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), Cooperative Research Units, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Water, Colorado Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Colorado, United States of America, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Biology and Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Louisiana, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America
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Jezorek, I.G., and Hardiman, J.M., 2017, Juvenile salmonid monitoring in the White Salmon River, Washington, post-Condit Dam removal, 2016: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017-1070, 34 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171070.
Year Published: 2016
Behavior and movements of adult spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Chehalis River Basin, southwestern Washington, 2015
Recent interest in flood control and restoration strategies in the Chehalis River Basin has increased the need to understand the current status and ecology of spring Chinook salmon. Based on the extended period between freshwater entry and spawn timing, spring Chinook salmon have the longest exposure of all adult Chinook salmon life histories to...
Liedtke, Theresa L.; Zimmerman, Mara S.; Tomka, Ryan G.; Holt, Curt; Jennings, LyleAttribution: California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, New York Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Florida, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Washington, United States of America, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Washington, United States of America, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Gulf of Mexico, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Core Science Systems, United States of America, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, , United States of America, Volcano Hazards Program Office, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Water Resources, Contaminant Biology Program, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Cooperative Research Units, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, National Water Quality Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Indiana, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Oklahoma, United States of America, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Utah Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Wildlife Program, Wyoming-Montana 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York Water Science Center, Water Resources, Minerals, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, United States of America, Minerals, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Minerals, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Wyoming, United States of America, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, , Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Western Geographic Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , United States of America, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, 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Program Office, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems, , Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, California Water Science Center, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Alaska Science Center, Region 11: Alaska, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Washington Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water, Colorado Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Colorado, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Water Resources, , United States of America, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Alaska Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 11: Alaska, Water, Oregon Water Science Center, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Cooperative Research Units, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Cooperative Research Units, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Alaska Science Center, Ecosystems, Region 11: Alaska, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, , Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Arizona Water Science Center, Water Resources, , United States of America, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, United States of America, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Land Change Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, United States of America, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, , Energy and Minerals, Science and Decisions Center, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Water Resources, Cooperative Research Units, Cooperative Research Units, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, United States of America, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, , United States of America, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Washington, United States of America, Cooperative Research Units, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, Water Resources, , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Minerals, National Minerals Information Center, Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Utah Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Water Resources, , Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Land Change Science Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Water Resources, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, United States of America, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), California Water Science Center, Water Resources, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Water Resources, , , Volcano Hazards Program Office, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, Water Resources, , Water Resources, Water, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Ecosystems, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), United States of America, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Ecosystems, United States of America, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Cooperative Research Units, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Land Resources, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Geomagnetism Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Water, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, United States of America, , Water Resources, Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Minerals, National Minerals Information Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Washington Water Science Center, Water Resources, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, Land Resources, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem, United States of America, Fort Collins Science Center, Ecosystems, New England Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Volcano Hazards Program Office, United States of America, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Arizona Water Science Center, Water Resources, , United States of America, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, United States of America, Water Resources, Texas Water Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, United States of America, Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Arkansas, United States of America, Leetown Science Center, Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Land Change Science Program, United States of America, National Wildlife Health Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Oregon, United States of America, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, New York Water Science Center, Water Resources, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Environmental Health, Contaminant Biology Program, , United States of America, New York Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Washington Water Science Center, Water Resources, Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, United States of America, National Geospatial Program, United States of America, 3D Elevation Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Alaska Science Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Region 11: Alaska, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, Water, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Kentucky, United States of America, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Ecosystems, Northwest - Pacific Islands, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, , Volcano Hazards Program Office, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems, California Water Science Center, Water Resources, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Minerals, National Minerals Information Center, Mineral Resources Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, United States of America, Minerals, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Arizona, Water, Colorado Water Science Center, Water Resources, Land Change Science Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Colorado, United States of America, Western Geographic Science Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), Ecosystems, , Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem 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Liedtke, T.L., Zimmerman, M.S., Tomka, R.G., Holt, Curt, and Jennings, Lyle, 2016, Behavior and movements of adult spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Chehalis River Basin, southwestern Washington, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016-1158, 57 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161158.
Year Published: 2014
Passage and survival probabilities of juvenile Chinook salmon at Cougar Dam, Oregon, 2012
This report describes studies of juvenile-salmon dam passage and apparent survival at Cougar Dam, Oregon, during two operating conditions in 2012. Cougar Dam is a 158-meter tall rock-fill dam used primarily for flood control, and passes water through a temperature control tower to either a powerhouse penstock or to a regulating outlet (RO). The...
Beeman, John W.; Evans, Scott D.; Haner, Philip V.; Hansel, Hal C.; Hansen, Amy C.; Smith, Collin D.; Sprando, Jamie M.Attribution: Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, Oregon, United States of America
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Passage and survival probabilities of juvenile Chinook salmon at Cougar Dam, Oregon, 2012; 2014; OFR; 2014-1038; Beeman, John W.; Evans, Scott D.; Haner, Philip V.; Hansel, Hal C.; Hansen, Amy C.; Smith, Collin D.; Sprando, Jamie M.
Year Published: 2013
Behavior and movement of adult summer steelhead following collection and release, lower Cowlitz River, Washington, 2012--2013
Executive SummaryHistorically, adult summer steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss returning to hatcheries on the lower Cowlitz River were sometimes transported and released in the river (recycled) to provide additional angling opportunity for the popular sport fishery in the basin. However, this practice has not been used in recent years because of...
Kock, Tobias J.; Liedtke, Theresa L.; Ekstrom, Brian K.; Rondorf, Dennis W.; Gleizes, Chris; Dammers, Wolf; Gibson, Scott; Murphy, Jamie
Year Published: 2012
Survival and migration route probabilities of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta during the winter of 2009-10
Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) emigrating from natal tributaries of the Sacramento River may use a number of migration routes to negotiate the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (hereafter, "the Delta"), each of which may influence their probability of surviving. We applied a mark-recapture model to data from acoustically...
Perry, Russell W.; Romine, Jason G.; Brewer, Scott J.; LaCivita, Peter E.; Brostoff, William N.; Chapman, Eric D.
Year Published: 2009
Summary of Migration and Survival Data from Radio-Tagged Juvenile Coho Salmon in the Trinity River, Northern California, 2008
The survival of hatchery-origin juvenile coho salmon from the Trinity River Hatchery was estimated as they migrated seaward through the Trinity and Klamath Rivers. The purpose of the study was to collect data for comparison to a similar study in the Klamath River and provide data to the Trinity River Restoration Program. A total of 200 fish fitted...
Beeman, John W.; Hansel, Hal; Juhnke, Steve; Stutzer, GregAttribution: Biology and Ecosystems, Western Fisheries Research Center, Ecosystems, Fisheries Program, California, United States of America
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Summary of Migration and Survival Data from Radio-Tagged Juvenile Coho Salmon in the Trinity River, Northern California, 2008; 2009; OFR; 2009-1092; Beeman, John W.; Hansel, Hal; Juhnke, Steve; Stutzer, Greg
Year Published: 2008
Behavior and movement of adult chum salmon in the lower Cowlitz River, 2007: Final Report of Research
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Liedtke, T.L.; Kock, T.J.; Ekstrom, B.K.; Rondorf, D.W.; Henning, J.
Date published: April 20, 2016
Community flood protection may also help endangered salmon to thrive
Building a river setback levee to reduce the risk of flood for a community may also help endangered fish species to thrive, according to the results of a novel computer model reported by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Date published: January 5, 2015
Endangered Salmon Population Monitored with eDNA for First Time
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Washington State University have discovered that endangered Chinook salmon can be detected accurately from DNA they release into the environment. The results are part of a special issue of the journal Biological Conservation on use of environmental DNA to inform conservation and management of aquatic species.
Attribution: Ecosystems, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest
Date published: June 6, 2013
New Method Monitors Riverbed and Flows to Protect Spawning Salmon
USGS scientists took high-tech sensors typically found in devices such as smart phones and embedded them into a new method to monitor riverbed movements that can help protect spawning habitat for endangered salmon. Developed in cooperation with Seattle Public Utilities for the Cedar River, the new method is published in the Journal of Hydrology.
Attribution: Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest
Date published: March 6, 2001
Removal of Obsolete Forest Roads Can Reduce Erosion and Sediment That Impair Salmon-bearing Streams
Removing abandoned forest roads and restoring the natural characteristics of slopes and stream channels in the Redwood National and State Parks in northern California have substantially reduced the delivery of sediment to salmon-bearing streams, according to a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
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March 8, 2017
Radio-tagged Kasilof River coho salmon
Radio tagged coho salmon from the Kasilof River in Alaska
Attribution: Region 11: Alaska, Alaska Science Center
December 22, 2016
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon. Photograph courtesy of Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
July 14, 2016
Acoustic-tagged juvenile Chinook salmon being released
Acoustic-tagged juvenile Chinook salmon being released.
Attribution: Western Fisheries Research Center
February 26, 2015
PubTalk 2/2015 — Undamming Washington's Elwha River
by Amy East USGS Research Geologist
- Hear about river response to the largest dam removal in history.
- Causing disturbance as a means of restoration: how well does it work?
- Will legendary salmon runs return?
Attribution: Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest
January 1, 2010
A Time to Spawn
Salmon and steelhead migrating through Bonnerville Dam.
Attribution: Ecosystems
November 30, 2000
Sockeye Salmon
Animated GIF of a Sockeye Salmon swimming in the water. This image comes from a video that depicts adult Sockeye Salmon in Drano Lake, WA on July 15th and 16th 2015.
