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Salmon · Anadromous fishes that move ocean fat onto spawning gravels -- and into forests, treaties and hydropower fights.

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Podium

Atlantic salmon
Atlantic salmon
North Atlantic
2
Pacific salmon
Pacific salmon
North Pacific
1
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam
United States
3

The legends

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Pacific salmon -- Salmon David Menke · Public domain

Pacific salmon

North Pacific · Oncorhynchus spp.

Five to seven species that still define Alaska summers.

Story

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp., North Pacific) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
high
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
2
Atlantic salmon -- Salmon User:Wolfgang Striewski · Public domain

Atlantic salmon

North Atlantic · Salmo salar

Wild collapse beside a huge farmed industry.

Story

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, North Atlantic) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
high
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
3
Bonneville Dam -- Salmon Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bonneville Dam

United States · 1938-

Ladder-and-turbine compromise on the Columbia.

Story

Bonneville Dam (1938-, United States) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
high
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
4
Elwha River restoration -- Salmon Jefftaylor@xwb.com ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Elwha River restoration

United States · 2011-14

Type-case dam removal.

Story

Elwha River restoration (2011-14, United States) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
notable
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
5
Boldt Decision -- Salmon U.S. Government · Public domain

Boldt Decision

United States · 1974

Treaty harvest share in western Washington.

Story

Boldt Decision (1974, United States) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
notable
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
6

Wild Salmon Center

United States · 1990s-

Kamchatka and stronghold science.

Story

Wild Salmon Center (1990s-, United States) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
notable
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
7
Alaska limited-entry -- Salmon Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Alaska limited-entry

United States · 1973-

Still-productive industrial fishery under permit limits.

Story

Alaska limited-entry (1973-, United States) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
notable
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material
8
Redfish Lake sockeye -- Salmon Milton Love, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 · Public domain

Redfish Lake sockeye

United States · ESA 1991

Snake River icon of single-digit returns.

Story

Redfish Lake sockeye (ESA 1991, United States) is filed here as a dated individual, programme or portrayal -- not as a rank of the living animal.

“Icons teach constraints: law, habitat and methods matter as much as a famous face.”

Public reach
notable
Record depth
documented
Conservation weight
material

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Debate

Hatchery pounds vs wild genes

Clipped smolts keep boats busy. Introgression and density effects keep geneticists opposed to more boxes.

Ladders vs removal

Elwha argued for teardown. The Snake and Columbia still argue in gigawatts.

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