Tracking Salmon to their Birth Streams

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jul 21, 2014   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Strontium is a trace element and mineral people use to make glow-in-the-dark paints and toothpaste for sensitive teeth. In research for his college degree, Sean Brennan used strontium’s unique qualities to track salmon in an Alaska river. At Brennan’s Ph.D. defense at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, advisor Matthew Wooller praised Brennan’s ambitious plan and his […]