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The Bottom Line: Food Fit For a King

Posted by Lee Crockett of The Pew Charitable Trusts in Ocean Views on March 11, 2013
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Animation: Why forage fish protection is important
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The annual arrival of spring chinook salmon to inland rivers makes March an eagerly anticipated time of year for fishermen and seafood lovers on the Pacific Coast. Anglers wait all year for the chance to land a hulking silvery chinook, commonly known as a king salmon, and consumers enjoy eating this tasty fish. When it…

Salmon Re-enter Olympic National Park River Thanks to Elwha Dam Removal

Posted by Brian Clark Howard of National Geographic in Water Currents on August 21, 2012
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  Updated August 28, 2012 at 11 am The National Park Service reported this week that adult Chinook (king) salmon have been seen in the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, less than five months after removal began on the Elwha Dam. According to the Park Service, the fish are the first of their kind…