Salmon Swim in Some Bay Area Tributaries For First Time in Almost 20 Years

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🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Endangered and rare forms of salmon are being spotted in surprising places around the Bay Area — some of which they haven’t visited in almost two decades. Chinook salmon were even seen in Oakland’s Lake Merritt last month; now coho salmon are swimming in the tiny tributaries of the San Geronimo Valley. The reason for this year’s sightings can be traced back to the heavy rains over the last several months, which timed well for these breeds’ spawning periods. But in the bigger picture, land development, climate change, overfishing and drought have all played a role in why we haven’t seen these fish in so long — and are part of the conversation on how we can work to keep them around in the future. We’ll answer your questions about the salmon currently swimming in the Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.6	For the first time in nearly two decades,
0:40.9	endangered and rare forms of salmon are being spotted in Bay Area Creeks.
0:45.1	Lake Merritt was visited by Chinook salmon in December.
0:48.2	And this month, Coho Salmon are swimming in the tiny tributaries of the San Geronimo Valley.
0:53.5	It is, of course, due to the big rains of December,
0:56.5	which made this year pretty wet,
0:57.8	despite our relatively dry January.
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