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Economic Impact of Tourism in Coos & Curry Counties

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A view from above and below: Hatchery chinook salmon are self-sorting in tanks
Surface Type juvenile chinook salmon are several centimeters longer than Bottom Type.

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A view from above and below: Hatchery chinook salmon are self-sorting in tanks

Feb 7, 2018
Hatchery-raised chinook salmon sort themselves into surface- and bottom-oriented groups in their rearing tanks. This behavior might be due in part to the fish’s genes, according to an OSU study.

By Chris Branam

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Salmon going upstream

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