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  • A few weeks after spawning, a dead and decaying coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) female lies in Thompson Creek. Oregon Coast.
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  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, along the Oregon Coast. She will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_coho_122907TCs-20.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, along the Oregon Coast. Her tail is white from the constant fanning of her eggs to promote oxygen flow. She will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-238.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, along the Oregon Coast. Her tail is white from the constant fanning of her eggs to promote oxygen flow. She will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-59.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, along the Oregon Coast. Her tail is white from the constant fanning of her eggs to promote oxygen flow. She will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-70.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, along the Oregon Coast. Her tail is white from the constant fanning of her eggs to promote oxygen flow. She will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-245.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) (right) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek, while a male hovers nearby to keep other competing males from fertilizing the eggs.  Oregon Coast. These fish will die about two weeks after spawning.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-180.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) (foreground) fans her redd with her tail to keep oxygen flowing over the eggs while a male fertilizes the eggs with sperm. Thompson Creek, along the Oregon Coast. This creek is just yards from a new home development project.
    wild_oregon_salmon_122907TCs-98.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) (left) gaurds her redd in Thompson Creek while a male protects the eggs from other males who might try and fertilize the nest. Oregon Coast.
    wild_coho_122907TCs-29.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-108.jpg
  • A steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) jumping up a falls on the Lewis River, Washington.
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  • A coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) jumping up a falls on the Lewis River, Washington.
    jumping_salmon_121606CS3.jpg
  • A coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) jumping up a falls on the Lewis River, Washington.
    jumping_salmon_121606CS1.jpg
  • A male Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) moves upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-96.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-114.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-115.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-112.jpg
  • Coho slamon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) move upstream in Cedar Creek to the Sandy Fish Hatchery, Oregon.
    salmon_run_oregon_102509Sfh-107.jpg
  • A Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) egg at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish is receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grows the yoke shrinks until the fish is ready to hatch. Washington.
    salmon_egg_21607CSe3_V2.jpg
  • A Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) egg at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish is receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grows the yoke shrinks until the fish is ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe3_V3.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs in a redd at 10 weeks after spawning. The female salmon digs the redd, or nest, and after depositing her eggs, she will gently fan rocks and gravel over the eggs to protect them from predators. Water temperature, water flow and oxygen content are all critically important for the developing salmon eggs. At this stage, the small eyes of the developing fish are visible through the transparent skin of the egg.  Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe9.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe1.jpg
  • An adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) after being captured from the fish ladder of the John Day Dam on the Columbia River. The fish will be relocated by the Nez Perce tribe to the traditional spawning grounds up river. Lamprey population numbers have been in rapid decline over the past few decades.
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  • An adult Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) after being captured from the fish ladder of the John Day Dam on the Columbia River. The fish will be relocated by the Nez Perce tribe to the traditional spawning grounds up river. Lamprey population numbers have been in rapid decline over the past few decades.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs in a redd at 10 weeks after spawning. The female salmon digs the redd, or nest, and after depositing her eggs, she will gently fan rocks and gravel over the eggs to protect them from predators. Water temperature, water flow and oxygen content are all critically important for the developing salmon eggs. At this stage, the small eyes of the developing fish are visible through the transparent skin of the egg.  Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe15.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe5.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe2.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs in a redd at 10 weeks after spawning. The female salmon digs the redd, or nest, and after depositing her eggs, she will gently fan rocks and gravel over the eggs to protect them from predators. Water temperature, water flow and oxygen content are all critically important for the developing salmon eggs. At this stage, the small eyes of the developing fish are visible through the transparent skin of the egg.  Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe11.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs in a redd at 10 weeks after spawning. The female salmon digs the redd, or nest, and after depositing her eggs, she will gently fan rocks and gravel over the eggs to protect them from predators. Water temperature, water flow and oxygen content are all critically important for the developing salmon eggs. At this stage, the small eyes of the developing fish are visible through the transparent skin of the egg.  Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe14.jpg
  • Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at 10 weeks after spawning. At this stage, the tiny fish are receiving nutrients from the yoke. As the fish grow the yoke shrinks until the fish are ready to hatch. Washington.
    Coho_salmon_egg_21607CSe.jpg
  • A female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) hides in the rocks of Thompson Creek, under foilage along the bank. Oregon Coast. The fish has come up stream from the ocean to spawn and die.
    hiding_coho_salmon_121507NLC-18.jpg
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