Hacker News with Generative AI: Salmon

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after dam removal project (opb.org)
Less than a month after four towering dams on the Klamath River were demolished, hundreds of salmon made it into waters they have been cut off from for decades to spawn in cool creeks

Environment, Salmon, Dams, River Restoration, Wildlife

334 points by gmays 19 hours ago | 218 comments

Salmon Return to Klamath River After 112 Years, with Largest Dam Removal in U.S. (smithsonianmag.com)
For the first time in 112 years, Chinook salmon are swimming freely in the Klamath Basin in Oregon.

Environmentalism, Salmon, Dams, Oregon, River Restoration

59 points by rntn 28 days ago | 1 comments

Tire-related chemical responsible for salmon deaths in urban streams (2020) (washington.edu)
Every fall more than half of the coho salmon that return to Puget Sound’s urban streams die before they can spawn. In some streams, all of them die. But scientists didn’t know why.

Environmental Science, Salmon, Water Pollution

147 points by deegles 79 days ago | 37 comments

Environmental Issues, Toxicity, Salmon, Science

177 points by NDAjam 206 days ago | 165 comments