After 3 years of closures that devastated CA's fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring.

But that doesn't fix the underlying problem as our lead scientist @jarosenfield explains:
"As soon as it stops raining or snowing, we’re going to be back in the same situation with the salmon season closing. If we don't protect river flows and cold water storage, then we’re not protecting salmon."

https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/04/california-salmon-season-reopen-closure/

@CALMatters #cawater #californiawater #salmon #salmonseason #chinooksalmon

State officials have a once-in-a-generation chance to save California salmon—and they're failing.

As our lead scientist @jarosenfield stresses in this article, the state's plan would drive native fishes to extinction:

https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/02/12/notebook-feature-state-water-officials-are-faced-with-a-once-in-a-generation-chance-to-save-californias-salmon/

#sfbay #baydelta #fish #salmon #chinooksalmon #cawater #californiawater #water #extinctionisforever

Last week we looked at the Safari Ltd. “catfish” which Safari was kind enough to identify not at the species level, or even family level, but at the order level. An order containing 3,000 species. The figure was pretty easy to identify but it does beg the question, why doesn’t Safari identify it more precisely on their website? They commissioned it after all. Well today we’re looking at […]

A River’s Microbiome May Protect Wild Salmon Against Malnutrition

"Chinook salmon may be canaries in the coal mine by revealing that widespread thiamine deficiency could be quietly chiseling away at fish, bird, and wildlife populations across the northern hemisphere"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#microbiome #rivers #salmon #ChinookSalmon #thiamine #vitaminDeficiency #malnutrition #ecology #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/a-rivers-microbiome-may-protect-wild-salmon-against-malnutrition-98ac42189e59

A River’s Microbiome May Protect Wild Salmon Against Malnutrition

"Chinook salmon may be canaries in the coal mine by revealing that widespread thiamine deficiency could be quietly chiseling away at fish, bird, and wildlife populations across the northern hemisphere"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#microbiome #rivers #salmon #ChinookSalmon #thiamine #vitaminDeficiency #malnutrition #ecology #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/a-rivers-microbiome-may-protect-wild-salmon-against-malnutrition-98ac42189e59

A River’s Microbiome May Protect Wild Salmon Against Malnutrition

"Chinook salmon may be canaries in the coal mine by revealing that widespread thiamine deficiency could be quietly chiseling away at fish, bird, and wildlife populations across the northern hemisphere"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#microbiome #rivers #salmon #ChinookSalmon #thiamine #vitaminDeficiency #malnutrition #ecology #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/a-rivers-microbiome-may-protect-wild-salmon-against-malnutrition-98ac42189e59

A River’s Microbiome May Protect Wild Salmon Against Malnutrition

"Chinook salmon may be canaries in the coal mine by revealing that widespread thiamine deficiency could be quietly chiseling away at fish, bird, and wildlife populations across the northern hemisphere"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#microbiome #rivers #salmon #ChinookSalmon #thiamine #vitaminDeficiency #malnutrition #ecology #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/a-rivers-microbiome-may-protect-wild-salmon-against-malnutrition-98ac42189e59

For the first time in more than a century(!!), salmon are returning to the Klamath River's headwaters following the completion of a major dam removal project.

A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/dam-removal-klamath-salmon-21110145.php

#salmon #fish #EndangeredSpecies #klamath #klamathriver #chinook #chinooksalmon

The Wild Chinook of the Michipicoten 🎣🐟

Chinook salmon numbers in Michigan waters have dropped sharply since 2012, tied to reduced stocking efforts. Anglers are seeing fewer of these once-abundant giants in the Great Lakes.

👉 Read more on the decline: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/lifestyle/the-wild-chinook-of-the-michipicoten/

#ChinookSalmon #GreatLakes #MichiganFishing #Conservation #Outdoors #GBSMedia #NewMedia

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/11/tribe-led-partnership-could-bring-back-chinook-salmon-fishing-to-coquille-river-this-fall/

#Chinooksalmon #CoquilleRiver