GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure, opening the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal ...
... sea lions were apparently shot to death on the Columbia River as they lay in open traps put out to ensnare the animals, which eat endangered salmon. State and federal authorities are investigating.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon....
SACRAMENTO, May 10 (UPI) -- California officials said salmon fishing in the Central Valley will be limited this year to a small stretch of the Sacramento River.
Scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are trying to find a link between climate change and Pacific salmon stocks.
Sports fishermen from the Drammen River in Norway have been saving the scales of Atlantic salmon as they return from the ocean to spawn. Analyzing growth rings on the scales, researchers are solving ...
WASILLA, Alaska, June 13 (UPI) -- Alaska fish and game officials said fishing restrictions may be needed on the Deshka River because of low numbers of king salmon.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 20 (UPI) -- What happened to the king salmon run in Alaska may be remain a mystery, but what's known for sure is a popular fishery has closed because of a dismal return.
A total moratorium on chinook salmon fishing on the Yukon River may be necessary to save the fish, said the chairman of the Yukon Salmon Committee.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 28 (UPI) -- Sea lions in Oregon ate their share, but a smaller percentage, of the spring salmon run at Bonneville Dam this year, federal officials say.
... federal judge ruled Friday that California's water systems threaten to push native, wild salmon into extinction but stopped short of ordering any immediate water cutbacks farmers said would have cost ...
SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Agricultural pesticides are putting Canadian and U.S. Pacific salmon stocks at risk of extinction, U.S. fisheries experts warn.
Female salmon choose the father of their offspring from afar, by releasing ovarian fluid that either helps or hinders sperm swiftness, research has found.
... life as well as to monitor ocean conditions such as temperature, salinity, and currents.
"Atlantic salmon are an iconic fish, but they're endangered and people want to know what's happening to the ...
... to Alaska – might not be around forever. Darimont cautions, "There are multiple threats to salmon systems, including overexploitation by fisheries and the destruction of spawning habitats, as well as ...
