Tag Archives: Coho salmon

A salmon success story during the California drought

Posted on January 20, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Looking back on 2014, it’s hard not to feel despair for California salmon. With drought-stricken rivers running dangerously warm and slow for spring migration, the government was giving millions of young hatchery salmon a lift to the Pacific by truck … Continue reading →

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Yurok stewardship of Klamath’s Blue Creek bodes well for fish

Posted on March 6, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle Last summer I had the privilege of camping overnight with members of the Yurok Tribe and Western Rivers Conservancy on Blue Creek, one of California’s loveliest streams and an important cold-water refuge for migrating salmon and steelhead. … Continue reading →

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When Good Fish Make Bad Decisions

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Carson Jeffres, Staff Research Associate, Center for Watershed Sciences Restoration of degraded habitat is generally considered to be a no-brainer.  But, what if by “restoring” the habitat, you inadvertently create a habitat that causes either the target species or other … Continue reading →

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Coho in Crisis, Part 2: Saving coho, saving salmon, restoring streams

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

By Peter Moyle In my last blog, I provided evidence that coho salmon were headed for extinction in California.  Here I discuss why and what we can do about  it.  The over-riding cause of coho decline is 150 years of … Continue reading →

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Coho in Crisis, Part 1: The decline toward extinction in California

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

By Peter Moyle In case you hadn’t noticed, one of California’s most spectacular fish is leaving us. The coho salmon, silvery favorites of fishermen and essential components of our coastal rainforest ecosystems, are headed for extinction in the state. This … Continue reading →

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Benefits of growing up in a spring stream

Posted on August 4, 2011 by cathrynlawrence

  Juvenile coho salmon feeding on invertebrates drifting in the water column.  The material floating down also consists of plant material that invertebrates use as a food resource. Video by Carson Jeffres   By Carson Jeffres and Jeffrey Mount When … Continue reading →

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