The path to salmon restoration may lead through their stomachs – UW News

Little is known about how much food salmon need, per river mile, to survive. And yet, chemicals, non-native (and some native) species, and habitat degradation all work to decrease the amount of food available to salmon. New research from SAFS‘ Robert Naiman, David Beauchamp, and others, suggests that there are currently too many young salmon in the Columbia River Basin, and not enough food. Check out this UW News story for more information about what this might mean for salmon restoration, or read their journal article!