It’s not such a rigid life cycle, though. In fact, it’s a system that’s allowed a species like the chum salmon to find new habitats: Some individuals actually seek out different rivers and ...

Across the decades, chum and pink salmon showed a noticeable increase in anisakid worm loads, while coho and sockeye remained largely stable. This trend suggests that parasites were able to ...

Fall chum are returning to spawn in their highest numbers in at least a decade, to the delight of everyone from local fishers to feasting bald eagles. All three pods of southern resident orcas are ...