The Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to reduce Chinook salmon stocking in Lake Huron by more than half in 2012, compared to 2011 levels. The DNR plans to stock 693,000 spring Chinook fingerlings in 2012, down from almost 1.5 … Continued
In communities along the Yukon River, fishermen eagerly await the arrival of Chinook (king) salmon as they gear up for another fishing season. The start of the first run of Chinook salmon can vary by as much as 20 days, … Continued
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has released its recovery plan for upper Willamette Chinook and steelhead. The plan, prepared jointly with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, calls for improving habitat and hatcheries and reintroducing Chinook and steelhead into habitat above … Continued
On August 2, 2011, U.S. District Court Judge James Redden ruled that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service failed for the third time in ten years to produce a legal and scientifically adequate plan to protect imperiled … Continued
Prior to the 19th century, the Great Lakes supported incredible numbers of wild Atlantic salmon. Overfishing, disease, parasitic lampreys, habitat loss, and other factors decimated the species. Present day Atlantic salmon restoration projects continue in the Great Lakes, although success … Continued