Historic Return of Natural Coho in Northern California Signals Potential Regional Fisheries Shift
For the first time in more than three decades, naturally reproduced coho salmon have been documented in the upper basin of the Russian River — a development that could have important implications for salmon-dependent fisheries and regional ecosystem health.
Juvenile coho were spotted this past summer in a remote tributary of the Russian River in Mendocino County by a water resources specialist from the Pinoleville Pomo Nation. Their presence marks the first confirmed evidence of successful natural spawning in upper watershed reaches since 1991...
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