http://blog.nature.org/2009/11/nature-photo-of-the-week-spawning-coho-salmon/ A blog on conservation, from migratory birds to coral reefs, from rainforests to climate change to personal green technology. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.nature.org/2009/11/nature-photo-of-the-week-spawning-coho-salmon/comment-page-1/#comment-16821 Casey Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:17 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=8360#comment-16821 What a beautiful picture!! The reason why this is a picture of a hatchery fish instead of a wild fish is because they are listed under the endangered species act, and had been extinct in the mid and upper Columbia River until fairly recently. Now they are reintroducing them into tributaries for the Yakama and Nez Perce Tribes. So although I agree that native is always bettter than hatchery, in this case its either hatchery fish or extinction. What a beautiful picture!! The reason why this is a picture of a hatchery fish instead of a wild fish is because they are listed under the endangered species act, and had been extinct in the mid and upper Columbia River until fairly recently. Now they are reintroducing them into tributaries for the Yakama and Nez Perce Tribes. So although I agree that native is always bettter than hatchery, in this case its either hatchery fish or extinction.

]]> http://blog.nature.org/2009/11/nature-photo-of-the-week-spawning-coho-salmon/comment-page-1/#comment-16151 James Schroeder Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:44 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=8360#comment-16151 Ryan, You are correct that this is a hatchery coho – the clipped adipose fin is the give-away. The Nature Conservancy is working from Alaska to California to conserve wild Pacific salmon populations across their range. We thought soggydan’s photo was beautiful even though it is a hatchery fish. Hopefully, he’ll be able to snap a shot this neat of a wild Chinook returning to spawn in the Elwha River in the near future! Check out our website to see what we’re doing in Washington! http://www.nature.org/magazine/summer2009/features/ James Schroeder, Dir. Freshwater Programs, TNC Washington Ryan,
You are correct that this is a hatchery coho – the clipped adipose fin is the give-away. The Nature Conservancy is working from Alaska to California to conserve wild Pacific salmon populations across their range. We thought soggydan’s photo was beautiful even though it is a hatchery fish. Hopefully, he’ll be able to snap a shot this neat of a wild Chinook returning to spawn in the Elwha River in the near future!
Check out our website to see what we’re doing in Washington! http://www.nature.org/magazine/summer2009/features/
James Schroeder, Dir. Freshwater Programs, TNC Washington

]]> http://blog.nature.org/2009/11/nature-photo-of-the-week-spawning-coho-salmon/comment-page-1/#comment-16148 Robert Lalasz Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:06 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=8360#comment-16148 Ryan, we'll look into this. Thanks for pointing this out. Ryan, we’ll look into this. Thanks for pointing this out.

]]> http://blog.nature.org/2009/11/nature-photo-of-the-week-spawning-coho-salmon/comment-page-1/#comment-16144 Ryan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:28 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=8360#comment-16144 the beautiful photo of the "spawning coho" is a hatchery fish in spawning color- not a wild fish! note- there is no adipose fin- and this is- in no way beneficial to nature or our wild fish! don't you think the nature conservancy should support wild fish in our rivers and streams? this photo advocates the very type of management strategy that compounds declining environment... respectfully. the beautiful photo of the “spawning coho” is a hatchery fish in spawning color- not a wild fish! note- there is no adipose fin- and this is- in no way beneficial to nature or our wild fish!
don’t you think the nature conservancy should support wild fish in our rivers and streams? this photo advocates the very type of management strategy that compounds declining environment…
respectfully.

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