Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented challenges as their once-thriving populations struggle to survive. A new study published in the journal Ecosphere suggests that decades of human activities, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — In a move environmentalists are hailing as an important victory for Chinook salmon conservation, the federal government has agreed to decide this year whether the fish warrants ...

Spring-run Chinook salmon are a preferred and primary food for Southern Resident orcas, which are themselves listed as endangered, having a population of only 73 individuals. Diminishing salmon ...

The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead has been extended by nine days in the Columbia River upriver to The Dalles Dam, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announ ...

Fall Chinook salmon swim upstream near the confluence of the Klamath River and the Scott River tributary on Oct. 13, 2022. Brandon Swanson / OPB ...

Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon typically follow a 3- or 4-year life cycle, a strategy that provides some resilience to catastrophic events occurring to an individual year class. While other ...

“We ask Bellingham residents and visitors to please be respectful of fishers,” said Julie Klacan, district fisheries biologist for WDFW. “The hatchery Chinook salmon returning to Whatcom ...

KLICKITAT, Wash. — Fishery managers have announced significant restrictions on salmon fishing in the Klickitat River in response to a concerning forecast for the 2025 spring Chinook return.

The James Beard award winning chef permanently removed chinook salmon – also known as king salmon - from her menu in 2018. "Most people didn't even notice," Erickson said.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Rivers filed a petition today to protect Washington coast spring-run Chinook salmon under the federal Endangered Species Act. The ...