Study charts ‘shocking’ declines in chum salmon

A new paper published in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences by researchers at the Wild Salmon Center in Oregon confirms central coast chum salmon have declined, on average, by 90 percent between 1960 and 2020.

For some runs, the declines have been as high as 98.5 percent, according to the study.

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