But scientists fear that spring-run Chinook salmon, a once abundant California fish, could take another step toward extinction amid dangerous levels of population decline. Last year California’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The National Marine Fisheries Service today announced it will consider Endangered Species Act protections for spring-run chinook salmon on the Oregon coast. Today’s positive finding ...

According to my calculations, there are 43 days left before spring officially arrives. And there are only 37 days until ...

Forecasts for salmon fishing in the Columbia River in 2025 is out. Overall, the news is good. The only exception is the summer Chinook run.

The fire is threatening Mill and Deer Creek, two of the last places where spring-run Chinook salmon spawn in the Central Valley. Spring-run Chinook salmon are critically endangered, with their ...

This marks the second fry release in the Feather River this year, bringing the total number of fry released to approximately ...

Sacramento River winter-run Chinook spawner escapement in 2023 was estimated to be only 2,447 adults and 54 jacks. Threatened spring-run salmon totaled only 1,418 adults and 79 jacks. Of these ...

Tagged juvenile spring run chinook salmon swim in a tank at the Salmon Incubation and Rearing Facility near Friant Dam on Thursday. Tagging helps biologists monitor spring run chinook salmon ...

LEWISTON – The return of upriver spring chinook to the Columbia River that starts in a few months will nearly mirror the 2024 run, according to fisheries managers. That’s the sort-of-good news.

PORTLAND, Ore.— The National Marine Fisheries Service today announced it will consider Endangered Species Act protections for spring-run chinook salmon on the Oregon coast. Today’s positive finding ...