Swimming To A Cool Pool - Chinook

by KJ Swan

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Swimming To A Cool Pool - Chinook

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KJ Swan

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Chinooks struggle up rivers and streams to mate. It's the journey to a cold, clean pool of fresh water surrounded by predators who consider you a delicacy - that's a bit of a challenge.

Of the about 15,000 eggs each female lays in this coveted native-salmon pool, only 6 or fewer are likely to survive long enough to return.

Chinook, the largest Pacific salmon, has been classified as a Threatened species. They swim in the lower Columbia River bordering between Washington and Oregon. Officials count each fish as they climb their way up fish ladders to migrate back to their birthplaces.

Frequently called Chinook Salmon, this fish is also called King salmon or Blackmouth, Magnum or Spring salmon. NOAA Fisheries, in cooperation with federal, state, tribal and Canadian officials, manage salmon populations for commercial, recreational and tribal harvest.

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December 27th, 2021

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