Sockeye salmon that sprint to spawning grounds through fast-moving waters may be at risk, suggests new research by University of British Columbia scientists. When salmon encounter turbulent, fast-moving water–such as rapids or areas downstream of dams—they must move upstream using a behaviour known as “burst swimming” that is similar to sprinting for humans. “Days after […]
Signaling the beginning of the bar-b-q season, the first salmon from the Copper River arrived in Seattle on Friday morning and first off the Alaska Air Cargo jet was a 48-pound King brought off the plane by Alaska Airline captain David Boshell and the aircraft’s first officer Melissa Van Dyke. The King Salmon got the […]
