Salmon are one of the best-known species of fish on Earth. They are extremely popular as a food thanks to their great flavor.

Record salmon migration runs into hot water. By Jennifer Yachnin | 07/17/2024 01:34 PM EDT . Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery ...

Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating Atlantic salmon, according to a new study.

Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating Atlantic salmon, according to a new study.

In the Pacific Northwest, some tributaries salmon travel through to spawn are so hot that it’s threatening their migration. In some places, biologists have trucked the fish to cooler water.

Salmon migration has historically offered sustenance and cultural significance for the Suquamish Tribe. The Suquamish is one of 24 Treaty Tribes on the sound heavily involved with managing the ...

The extreme migration of the spring-summer Chinook salmon is one of the natural world’s great journeys. Before the dams were built in the 1960s and 1970s, ...

Drug pollution alters salmon migration Date: April 10, 2025 Source: Griffith University Summary: Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed ...

Just a few paces from the front entrance to Cascadia Elementary School, dozens of baby salmon dart around in a large, bubbling tank. But for a class of 28 second-graders down the hall, a cartoon ...

Antianxiety drug clobazam in waterways alters salmon migration behavior, causing fish to reach oceans sooner and navigate dams faster. Researchers found benzodiazepine-exposed salmon showed ...

Just keep swimming. For the new study, the scientists performed trials with more than 700 young salmon, or “smolts,” in the laboratory and in the field.