Salmon

Okanagan River salmon eyed for endangered-species protection

A fisheries agency is asking for public input on whether to list a salmon from the Columbia River Basin as an endangered species.

Biden calls for ‘abundant’ salmon populations, directs agencies to honor tribal treaty rights

President Biden today directed federal agencies to restore healthy and abundant wild salmon populations to the Columbia River Basin. The presidential memorandum says tribal treaties need to be honored.

Feds announce millions in funding to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River

In a historic agreement, the federal government announced Thursday it will fund tribal efforts to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River. Two massive dams have blocked salmon from that part of the river for close to a century.

Pink salmon are on the move and Seattle anglers are lining up to reel them in

State officials say 2023 could be one of the largest runs of pink salmon in the past decade.

One way to help coho salmon survive NW pollution

This Seattle salmon has a huge bite out of his head. Will it reach its home stream?

2 rambunctious youngsters, no dying elders might spell hope for NW orcas

Whale researchers say the Northwest’s endangered orcas have apparently had a very good year.