Join us at Oyster Creek to view spawning chum salmon
Where: Oyster Creek, along the drive to Taylor Shellfish Farm, located at 2185 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA
When: Saturday, November 5, Noon-3pm
Bring all your fishy questions! No need to register, just come see the fish! Parking is very limited, so please carpool!
Questions? Contact us at 360-336-0172 or sfeg@skagitfisheries.org
![Today is Endangered Species Day, an internationally recognized day of learning about endangered species and what you can do to help them. According to Skagit County, "three Skagit watershed salmonid species have been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. [Additionally, the] Orca whales that feed on these fish have been listed as “endangered,” a more serious classification that triggers the most protective regulations".
Those listed are:
Puget Sound Chinook Salmon (anadromous; listed 1999)
Puget Sound Bull Trout (some anadromous; listed 1999)
Puget Sound Steelhead (an anadromous form of rainbow trout; listed 2007)
NOAA Fisheries has listed 28 population groups of salmon and steelhead on the West Coast as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act - you can read the recovery plans for the genetically different salmon runs from the National Oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the link in our bio for more information.
Pictured: Puget Sound Chinook (photo by Jess Newley)
Juvenile Skagit Steelhead
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