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Largest Chinook salmon disappearing from West Coast

February 27, 2018   North Pacific, Pacific

The largest and oldest Chinook salmon — fish also known as “kings” and prized for their exceptional size — have mostly disappeared along the West Coast. That’s the main finding of a new University of Washington-led study published Feb. 27 in the journal Fish and Fisheries. The researchers analyzed nearly 40 years of data from hatchery and wild Chinook populations from California to Alaska, looking broadly at patterns that emerged over the course of four decades and across thousands of miles of coastline. In general, Chinook salmon populations from Alaska showed the biggest reductions in age and size, with Washington salmon a close second. >click to read<17:14

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Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance – University of Washington-led study by Hilborn/Vert/Jensen/Amoroso

January 15, 2013   National

Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, rather than assuming that having a certain abundance of fish assures how much can be sustainably harvested. Read more

Read the full study here    The story  at  savingseafood.com

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