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Are Cold Water and Diverse Strategies the Key to Chinook Success?

Amid troubling overall trends for the iconic species and salmon-dependent coastal communities, a new study led by WSC’s Dr. Will Atlas finds some bright spots—and pathways to reverse declines.

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First Salmon, Last Chance – Part IV

In the Salish Sea, declining spring Chinook runs mean Southern Resident orcas go hungry. What actions must we take to save the first salmon and the species that depend on them?

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First Salmon, Last Chance – PART III

On Oregon’s Rogue River, genetic detectives take on shapeshifters, weird science, and a 15-million-year-old mystery.

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First Salmon, Last Chance – PART II

On Northern California’s Klamath River, dams have brought spring Chinook to the brink. To save the species, Indigenous knowledge is key.

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First Salmon, Last Chance – PART I

A small group of scientists is unlocking the mysteries of spring Chinook—right as the species nears extinction. Can we still save a fish critical to the Northwest’s future?

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