(CNN) — Hatched in quiet streams and rivers, salmon undertake a perilous journey to reach the open ocean where they become mature adults. Over millions of years, generations of young salmon have ...

AMHERST — Most birds and mammals rely on their eyes to sense daylight, but a new study finds fish also directly “see” daylight with the pituitary gland in their brains. A team of researchers led by ...

The migratory journey of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from freshwater rivers to the vast marine environment is a critical phase in their life cycle, significantly influencing population dynamics and ...

Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery managers must take new steps to save the imperiled fish. A persistent heat wave gripping parts of ...

A common anti-anxiety drug, which has been found to pollute the world's waterways, seems to be influencing the migration behavior of wild Atlantic Salmon, according to a study out of Sweden. The study ...

Only 0.1% of wild salmon eggs survive the lifecycle through alevin, fry, parr, smolt and kelts, and their 5,000-mile swim downstream, across the Atlantic, and back again to spawn where they were born ...

When the drug clobazam accumulates in Atlantic salmon's brains, migrating juvenile fish reach the ocean sooner, a new study found. A juvenile salmon is shown in May 2019. - Jörgen Wiklund Hatched in ...