SALMON

Salmon: the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Actinopterygii Order: | Salmoniformes Family: | Salmonidae Genus: | Oncorhynchus There are seven species of Pacific salmon. Five of them occur in North ...

An unusual species of parasite was recently discovered by scientists. The tiny parasite hides in the muscles of salmon and has less than 10 cells. And most peculiar, the species, Henneguya salminicola, does not breathe oxygen. This abnormal trait makes it the first known multicellular ...

An overview of salmon's journey after being released from the hatcheries into the wild.

Our once great runs of salmon are now conceived in laboratories, raised in tanks, driven in trucks, and farmed in pens. An extended preview for "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet" which premieres 5/1/2011.

An interview with Salmon: Running the Gauntlet filmmaker Jim Norton.

Hatcheries fail to deliver on their promise of a future full of salmon.

Admiralty Island hosts the largest concentration of brown bears in the world.

In this video, a bear is desperate to catch fish to feed her famished cub.

It's taken all spring and summer, but salmon finally return to Admiralty Island to spawn. Watch video.