Save Our Salmon

Join Bay Area celebrity and environmental storyteller Doug McConnell in his latest look animals that Aquarium of the Bay and its affiliate The Bay Institute are working to protect.

Wild salmon—Chinook, coho, sockeye, chum, pink salmon and steelhead trout—once populated nearly every coastal river or stream from southern California to Alaska, migrating out to the Pacific Ocean and back again. They have made headlines in recent years for staggering population declines, primarily due to large-scale water diversions and misguided dam operations. In the San Francisco Bay watershed alone, nine of 10 of the largest tributary rivers are blocked by large storage dams, limiting access for salmon to spawn.

SalmonAID is presenting Salmon Month throughout September at Aquarium of the Bay. Visit www.aquariumofthebay.org or www.salmonaid.org for the full events lineup

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Pets & Animals

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• Salmon
• Doug McConnell
• San Francisco
• Aquarium of the Bay
• The Bay Institute