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No, not our gorgeous, beer-drinking, skating, skiing, geology student. No, I am talking about the Chinook Salmon, aka King Salmon. It has vanished from California waters. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago tags chinook salmon fish fishery california sacramento |
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It took 160 years, but most salmon fishing has been banned on the west coast. A commercial fishery disaster has been declared. 2 comments edit related share plime.comFollow up to 2many's post picked by suebe 4 months ago |
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The last Alouette River sockeye salmon were reported in 1931. But last Wednesday, 20 sockeye carcasses and six live fish were found at the foot of the dam by a BC Hydro employee. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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At least four witnesses were there when, held underwater, the male salmon was measured at nearly 5ft (1.5m) in length and the best part of 50 inches in girth. The anglers posed for photographs using their mobile telephones and it was released into the river. Crucially, it appeared that no scales had been on hand to weigh it. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Billions of mauve stingers have destroyed over 100,000 salmon...the entire stock of the Northern Salmon Co. Ltd company. 8 comments edit related share plime.comBizarre. Mauve stinger is the theme pic, BTW. picked by moe 9 months ago |
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The RAF has defended its decision to allow Prince William to use an RAF Chinook helicopter to transport him and his brother to a stag party. picked by doggylives 4 months ago 7 comments edit related share world |
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John West endures the worst, to bring you the best. picked by beany11 10 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Twelve academic institutions in California recently received approximately $271 million in grant money from a state agency to construct laboratories for stem-cell research, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“In California, Millions Are Distributed for Stem-Cell Research,” May 8, 2008). picked by 1krazykorean 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Complete With Beat Boxing Puffer Fish Goodness picked by PumpkinSeeds 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Jumbo squid that can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh more than 110 pounds are invading central California waters and preying on local anchovy, hake and other commercial fish populations. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A federal agency recommended killing about 30 sea lions a year at a Columbia River dam where the marine animals feast on salmon migrating upriver to spawn. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 8 comments edit related share science |