DNA analysis reveals pink salmon swim home with incredible accuracy
![Pink salmon spawn in Gilmour Creek near where it enters Prince William Sound, Alaska, as a field technician works to collect carcasses of dead fish. Photo by Kate Ruck DNA analysis reveals pink salmon swim home with incredible accuracy](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2023-10-16-2-701x345.jpg)
Analysis of a massive database of pink salmon DNA has revealed unexpected details about the abundant salmon species, including its ability to return to spawn at nearly the same spot within streams as their parents. Samuel May, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, led a project that […]