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Roadway Runoff Known to Kill Coho Salmon also Affects Steelhead, Chinook Salmon

Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances and save fish.
August 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Shasta River Safe Harbor Agreement Delivers Win for Coho Salmon and for Landowners

Ranchers improve habitat for threatened coho salmon, getting assurances in return.
March 15, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Big Springs Creek with Mount Shasta in the background Big Springs Creek in the Shasta River Valley provides habitat for threatened coho salmon. They will benefit from a new safe harbor agreement with local landowners. Photo courtesy Bob Pagliuco.

Endangered Coho Salmon Released into Pescadero Creek

The release of thousands of juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon in a coastal creek north of Santa Cruz will boost the chances of recovering this endangered fish.
January 08, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
People removing juvenile Chinook from a tank in the back of a pickup truck Transportation and unloading of juvenile CCC coho salmon from the hatchery to an area located near Pescadero Creek. Photo: San Mateo Resource Conservation District

Restored Coho Salmon Run Supports Tribal, Sport Fisheries in Northeast Oregon for First Time in Decades

Reintroduction takes hold as record coho numbers head for Grande Ronde, Lostine.
November 13, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Coho salmon being held to measure length One of the first coho salmon to return to historic habitat on the Lostine River this year. Releases starting in 2017 reintroduced the fish to the northeast Oregon river after an absence of almost 50 years. Photo Credit: Nez Perce Tribe

New Videos Put Restitution to Work for Imperiled Coho Salmon

Joint agency website uses funding from habitat damage to highlight habitat value.
October 01, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Coho salmon smolt held in hand Juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon growing in restored habitat on Lawrence Creek in Northern California. Coho are increasing in abundance in the restored habitat faster than comparable habitat elsewhere in California. Photo by Bob Pagliuco/NOAA Fisheries.

Working with Nature’s Engineers to Build Coho Salmon Habitat

NOAA partners managing innovative pilot in Oregon are constructing dam starter structures for beavers to finish building, creating slow water areas for juvenile Coho to thrive.
May 23, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Oregon Coastal Habitat Project Restores Coho and Reduces Flooding

The Southern Flow Corridor project, which restored salmon habitat in Tillamook, Oregon, also provides flood protection for surrounding communities.
April 04, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Coho Salmon Return to Oregon’s Grande Ronde

Coho salmon are swimming in Oregon’s Grande Ronde River Basin for the first time in decades
March 12, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Coho salmon smolts in rocky, shallow water Coho salmon smolts explore the Lostine River, a tributary of Oregon's Grande Ronde River, following their reintroduction in March. Releases of smolts will continue with the goal of establishing a self-sustaining population. Credit: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Saving Coho Salmon: It's All About the Timing

As NOAA biologists work to re-establish runs of coho salmon in California, they aim to bring back some of the diversity of the wild populations that once thrived there.
May 16, 2013 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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