Pacific salmon are a symbol of the wild Pacific Northwest. Due to their reliance on high-quality freshwater and marine environments, their abundance is an indicator of coastal ecosystem processes and habitat quality of aquatic environments. Today, once spectacularly abundant salmon runs up coastal rivers, are substantially reduced below historic levels. Population declines have been attributed to poor ocean conditions, loss or deterioration of freshwater and estuary habitats, fishing pressures, and hatchery practices.

BML is working to reverse this trend by collecting information that informs fisheries management decisions. Over the last 20 years, we have conducted research on endangered salmon populations: winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Sacramento River and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) along the central California coast. This work, conducted in specialized on-site salmon facilities, has been highly collaborative with state and federal resource agencies, land managers, and researchers working together to identify management needs and conduct scientific studies that can identify solutions.

BML provides the following information, services and programs to support salmon research:

	Salmon Management Tools		Mitigating Threats of Hatchery Propagation		Salmon Health and Pathogens
	Wild Salmon Populations and Sustainable Fisheries Management		Facilities and Personnel		Salmon Library and Selected Publications
	Collaborations and Partnerships

For additional information please contact Kristen Arkush, 707-875-2062.

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