Fish Life History | NOAA Fisheries

Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes

Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together.

March 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

Spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley were once the backbone of California’s commercial salmon fishery, but are now a threatened species that remain in a few tributaries of the Sacramento River. Photo: Carson Jeffres / University of California, Davis

Monitoring Thiamine Deficiency in California Salmon

Our team works with anglers and fishing industry partners to monitor the nutritional status of Chinook salmon caught in the Central California coastal fishery.

West Coast

Fish Life History Research on the West Coast

We sample marine animals to "see" into the ocean.

West Coast

Salmon Life History Research in California’s Central Valley

Our team uses microchemical analyses to quantify salmon life history diversity across freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems to improve conservation, management, and recovery.

West Coast