Salmon

A company said its fish passage system could transport salmon quickly over the Snake River dams — and generate $60 million over 10 years by diverting water from fish ladders to hydropower turbines.

Funding to help fix culverts could open up cold-water habitat to Northwest salmon.

June's extreme heat wave led to some unhealthy hot water for salmon. But, fish managers said it hasn’t been as devastating for salmon runs as the warm water temperatures were in 2015.

Warmer waters can spell bad news for salmon, especially if the temperatures stay warm for long periods of time.

Some Native American tribes in the Northwest are criticizing the suggestion that they have competing opinions on how best to save endangered salmon runs.

California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state's Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean.

Environmental DNA, or eDNA, can help identify who’s in a river, stream or creek. Now, it’s helping scientists learn how threatened salmon and trout adapt to a changing environment.

A Republican congressman is proposing removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest as part of a sweeping plan to address the decades-long problem of how to save salmon populations without upending a system that provides power to millions of people

The news is a step toward full reintroduction of the migratory fish and another watershed cultural moment for the region’s tribes.

Filming salmon has been a big part of my job as an “Oregon Field Guide” photographer. I’ve taken assignments up to high-mountain salmon-bearing streams and out on ocean-going research vessels.