Salmon are one of the best-known species of fish on Earth. They are extremely popular as a food thanks to their great flavor.

Canned salmon are the unlikely heroes of an accidental back-of-the-pantry natural history museum – preserving decades of Alaskan marine ecology in brine and tin. Parasites can reveal a lot about an ...

A study shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty -- a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival.

Marin biologists say an early abundance of salmon returning to nesting grounds in local creeks is signaling that this year’s spawning season could be one for the record books. “We saw more ...

The annual event to learn about the life cycle of salmon and see spawning up close is this weekend.

But in Putah Creek — a restored stream running through the UC Davis campus — wild salmon are not only increasing, they also are completing their life cycle.

The migrations that make up the well-known salmon life cycle have long been described as one way at a time. Juvenile salmon hatch and swim down rivers to the ocean, where they grow and mature before ...

Juvenile salmon roam between salt and fresh water while exploring coast and rivers, research finds The migrations that make up the well-known salmon life cycle have long been described as one way ...

A lot has changed for salmon life cycles since settlers arrived and widespread development began in the Sacramento Valley. What did that change for these salmon?

As many as three days a week is spent on studying the life-cycle of salmon, as well as stewardship and conservation efforts. "We've been building up all day, reading about the life cycle and ...

A study carried out at the University of Helsinki shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty - a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival.