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Shedding New Light on Yukon River Chinook Salmon Declines

NOAA scientists pinpoint increased juvenile-to-adult mortality connected to recent heatwaves as a major factor in recent Chinook salmon declines on the Yukon River.
July 07, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Close-up photo of a large gray-colored Chinook salmon is held in a fisherman's hands, mouth wide open A recreational fisherman holds a Chinook salmon in the Canadian Yukon. Credit: Adobe Stock

NOAA Fisheries Finds Listing Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon Under the Endangered Species Act “Not Warranted”

NOAA Fisheries’ 12-month review shows a low risk of extinction.
May 13, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
chinook salmon Spring Chinook Salmon. Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Anglers Catch Salmon for Science as Tracking Reveals Risks Facing Adult Fall Chinook

Research detects water temperatures that may affect salmon survival.
December 01, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Closeup of gloved hands holding and examining an adult Chinook salmon Biologists hold a fall Chinook salmon with a tracking tag attached like a backpack before returning it to the ocean. Photo courtesy Miles Daniels/NOAA Fisheries/UCSC

Secretary of Commerce Determines Fishery Resource Disasters for the 2024 State of California Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fisheries and the 2023 Squaxin Island Tribe Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fishery

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that fishery resource disasters occurred in the 2024 Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook salmon fisheries and the 2023 Squaxin Island Tribe Puget Sound fall chum salmon fishery.
December 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Salmon jumping out of water. A Chinook salmon jumping out of the water. Credit: iStock

Restoring Pocket Estuaries Key to Puget Sound Chinook Recovery in Washington

With NOAA funds, the Skagit River System Cooperative will restore the Similk Pocket Estuary, which will provide refuge for juvenile Chinook originating from the Skagit River.
November 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Conceptual rendering of estuary habitat Artist's concept of the restored Similk Estuary. Credit: Artist Studio, LLC.

West Coast Chinook Salmon Get a New Genetic Reference Database

Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon.
September 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Donald Van Doornik looking at the camera while processing samples NOAA Fisheries fish biologist Donald Van Doornik processing salmon genetic samples.

Lack of Passage Drives Continued Decline of Upper Willamette Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

Willamette salmon and steelhead retain threatened status under Endangered Species Act.
July 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon in rocky, shallow water A threatened Chinook salmon in the Middle Fork of the Santiam River. Photo: Brandon Overstreet/U.S. Geological Survey

McKenzie River Restoration Benefiting Threatened Upper Willamette River Chinook

Salmon have successfully reproduced at the Finn Rock restoration site in Oregon’s McKenzie River watershed. Another project aims to bring salmon back to lower Quartz Creek.
June 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A large reddish brown fish swims above a rocky river bottom Chinook salmon returning to spawn at Finn Rock Reach. Credit: Tim Giraudier/Beautiful Oregon.

NOAA Fisheries Finds Endangered Species Act Listing of Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon May Be Warranted

Missed escapement goals, decreasing size and age at maturity are factors in the decision.
May 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Map of Gulf of Alaska with Chinook salmon streams in blue Gulf of Alaska river systems where Chinook salmon have been documented are shown in blue. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Partners to Remove Kellogg Dam, Providing Passage for Threatened Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead

This project will benefit migratory fish, increase the safety and resiliency of transportation infrastructure, and create educational and recreational opportunities for the community in Milwaukie, Oregon.
April 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A dam under a bridge road crossing Kellogg Creek Dam. Credit: Jodie Robinson/NOAA.