Salmon of the Skagit River (Salish Sea Wild)

Salmon are born in freshwater and migrate to sea, where they feed and grow before returning to their mother stream to breed and die. Along the way they feed everything from endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales to bugs, bears and the forest itself. Salmon are the cornerstone of our ecosystem, but many runs are in grave danger, particularly the wild Chinook. In this episode of Salish Sea Wild, Dr. Joe Gaydos takes a swim up the Skagit River to get a close-up look at these amazing fish.
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[@MCMilitaryForce]

How does this only have 12k views?

[@cammontreuil7509]

Maybe because it's kind of a stupid video.

[@amymalone5161]

Salmon’s are key

[@robertwest9105]

those were hatchery fish for the most part, very few wild type spotted in your video. interesting though.

[@peterdorn5799]

is it possible the smolts can rewild

[@lucydegrace2135]

many of them spawn wild in that section of creek below the hatchery trap

[@darylsmioth1904]

Would have been cool if you ran into a sturgeon but I think they are spring time spawners.

[@peterdorn5799]

skagit river hydropower can be replaced, new smr technology can be a substitute

[@amymalone5161]

😋🍣

[@cammontreuil7509]

Current running so strong ? Water is low and clear. There's not the usual color in it.

[@peterdorn5799]

we need to free the Skagit. new energy technology: SMR's are almost ready for commercial use, they can replace all hydropower of the skagit project

[@cammontreuil7509]

Dams sure killed this once tremendous river.

[@peterdorn5799]

small modular reactors are available for commercial use 2025' from Nuscale out of Oregon

[@cammontreuil7509]

@@peterdorn5799 nothing ever good comes out of a duck. Look at Portland

[@MrJohnwkendall]

most of those Coho are hatchery fish... look closely, no adipose fin.
Breach the dams and close hatcheries!

[@peterdorn5799]

SALMON DON'T NEED HAYCHERY'S THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS WITHOUT MAN MADW INTERVENTION, "FREE THE SKAGIT"

[@lucydegrace2135]

That is true, but from the time they're released as parr until the time they return to spawn, they live as wild salmon do, and have the same habitat needs and challenges.