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Adult fall Chinook salmon in the Priest Rapids Hatchery, state of Washington Courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Usage does not imply endorsement of site contents) |
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On a side note, I remember how freshwater salmon in Lake Michigan would go upriver to spawn, and were "snagged". This was done by throwing weighted hooks with multiple points in the water, gouging them, yanking them out, then repeat. "Look at me, I'm a sport fisherman!" No, you're not, Percival. The practice struck me as barbaric, and was outlawed later. But enough of my carping about that.
Salmon are yet another example of our Creator's amazing design abilities, none of which can be explained by fish-to-fish warden philosophies.
Hopefully, you're hooked. To read the rest, click on "Pacific salmon — The ocean’s high achievers".One of the great resources of the west coast of the United States and Canada is the multitude of salmon in the coastal ocean and rivers.The life cycle and habits of salmon have been studied in detail because of the fish's usefulness as a food resource — not only for the people of this region, but also as a major export.The building of dams on many of the rivers where salmon return to spawn has made it necessary to invent ways to divert returning fish into artificial hatcheries or to create man-made channels where the fish can return to spawn as naturally as possible. Both methods have proved effective in enhancing the salmon industry and preserving many salmon runs which would otherwise have been destroyed.
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