Narrowing Down Pre-spawning Mortality Factors for Coho Salmon
The annual pre-spawning salmon mortality study at the Suquamish Tribe’s Grovers Creek Hatchery takes a different twist each year. After…
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Narrowing the Causes of Pre-Spawning Death
Scientists overseeing the Grovers Creek coho salmon stormwater experiment are closer to determining what kills salmon exposed to polluted runoff.…
Filtered Stormwater Added to Annual Coho Salmon Experiment
Rain gardens filter toxic chemical contaminants from stormwater before it flows into Puget Sound streams, but no one knows how…
Grovers Creek coho used for testing pre-spawning mortality causes
Biologist David Baldwin pours a mixture of copper, zinc, lead and other pollutants into a large tank of water at…