The Feather River Hatchery has kicked off the statewide effort to spawn returning fall Chinook salmon. Department of Fish and Game (DFG) hatchery workers took more than half a million eggs during the first week of spawning. Over the next … Continued
Healthy returns of both spring and fall run Chinook salmon are expected when the Feather River Hatchery opens the spawning holding pen gate Wednesday. The hatchery gate is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. on Sept. 15. Based on observation … Continued
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) is partnering with the University of Maine (UMaine) in research which could shed light on why the number of Atlantic salmon returning to Maine has been low, despite intensive stocking and conservation efforts. … Continued
On July 15, 2010, California state and federal fisheries experts arrived at Butte Creek, expecting to capture and transport 75-80 spring run Chinook salmon which were stranded along their spawning route. They captured and relocated 123. The salmon, which are … Continued
Fishery managers have had difficulty estimating the Columbia sockeye run and this year predicted the count at Bonneville Dam would be 125,000 fish. But 30,374 sockeye passed through on 23 June, the most in a single day since the dam … Continued