Chinook Content

Chinook Salmon Face Habitat Challenges

Katherine E Kerlin — October 14, 2024 - 10:23am

A �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis study finds that decades of human activities have not only reduced the size of Chinook salmon, but also disrupted their ability to spawn.

The Salmon Diaries: Life Before and After Klamath Dam Removal

Katherine E Kerlin — July 15, 2024 - 9:00am

From the Klamath River to the lab, to the ear bones of fish, �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis scientists are helping to answer a big dam question: How will salmon use the river following the world's largest dam removal project?

Human Actions Impact Wild Salmon’s Ability to Evolve

Katherine E Kerlin — December 04, 2018 - 11:32am

Once spring-run chinook salmon disappear, they are not likely to re-emerge, indicates genetic analysis of the revered wild fish in a study led by the University of California, Davis. Prompt conservation action could preserve spring-run chinook, as well as their evolutionary potential.

Study Reveals Evolutionary History of Imperiled Salmon Stocks

Katherine E Kerlin — August 16, 2017 - 12:17pm

New technologies for analyzing DNA may transform how imperiled species are considered and managed for conservation protection, according to a study published today in the journal Science Advances and led by the University of California, Davis.