Life-history variation is fundamental to the long-term persistence of populations and species because it ensures their ability to adapt to changing environments. Many important studies have focused on ...

While anglers are celebrating a strong start to the salmon season, a new Simon Fraser University study warns coho salmon are under serious threat. Marine heat waves and overfishing are among the ...

The number of coho salmon returning to Oregon’s coastal rivers has improved dramatically in recent years, to the point that the salmonoid may qualify for removal from the federal Endangered Species ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed fishing on the lowest reach of Eagle Creek in the Clackamas basin. Officials say the closure will give coho salmon a safe ...

Pink and Chinook salmon reach spawning peak in Pierce County through October. Top viewing locations include Veteran’s Park, South Prairie Creek and Foothills Trail. WDFW urges respectful observation ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Spencer Creek will close to fishing Sept. 30, a month earlier than usual, to protect fall Chinook salmon that have returned for the first time in more than a century after dam ...

Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River. Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery ...

Cliff Chamberlan has fished the Salmon River in Upstate New York since the early 1970s, when the first large runs of stocked salmon began spawning there. “Those were the beginning years,” Chamberlan ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — While a controversial southern Oregon dam may delay the migration of a threatened species of salmon, the impact isn’t significant enough to violate federal environmental laws, a ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Scientists at Washington State University’s (WSU) Puyallup Research & Extension Center have been working to find out why coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks seem to suffocate after ...

Co-management of a Chinook salmon hatchery on the Coquille river in southwest Oregon has helped the fish population thrive again. That means Chinook fishing could soon return. Natural populations of ...