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    Dungeness crabs, sand lance, surf smelt, clams, and other species between 2011 and 2014. Steelhead and Coho salmon transplanted above the dam site spawned in the river's tributaries, and juvenile Coho were spotted. In the summer of 2012, Chinook salmon began migrating up the river, and by the following fall, they too had spawned in tributaries and in the Elwha mainstream. The population of salmon has begun to recover. It seems that the effects are positive (Nijhuis,

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    to collect materials from around them to make it all work. The Chinook tribe of the coast and the Nez Perce tribe of the plateau tribe interact with their environment differently and similarly to provide food, shelter, and clothing for their people. The coastal and plateau people both have differences and similarities of the way they get and use their food. For example, in the Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes in the Chinook section, it says, "Harpoons were used to hunt the seal lions and

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    Working title: How has the Squaxin Island tribe maintained their power and influence post Boldt decision? Many aspects of the nineteenth century treaties, including colonialism, negatively impacted indigenous sovereignty, leaving everyone involved changed forever. These changes caused by colonialism and the treaties left many indigenous tribes upset, as they should be. Only recently has indigenous agency seen improvements, allowing natives to reclaim their sovereignty that should have never been

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    or paddles. Nomad-a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. Chinook Jargon-an extinct pidgin composed of elements from Chinook, Nootka, English, French, and other languages, formerly used in the Pacific Northwest. Migration-movement from one part to another. Salmon- large popular game fish, liked for their pink flesh, live in sea but come to freshwater to spawn. Longhouse- a large house for all members of village

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    world that we live in. Others, however, understand that due to climate change, habitat loss, and poaching, more and more species are becoming endangered which leads to a chain reaction that can be devastating to ecosystems. Species such as the Chinook salmon, gorillas, tropical sharks, and polar bears are all directly affected by climate change, species such as northern spotted owls, Sumatran tigers, and lemurs are greatly harmed due to habitat loss, and species such as the sea turtle, Javan rhinoceros

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    Are the salmon ever going to return to the San Joaquin River? Many people believed the salmon will not return, but they still had hope that they would. Recent news articles clarify everyone’s unanswered questions that the salmon will possibly return, but people’s hopes are growing thin. This is because there are factors affecting their return. These factors are the lack of water in the river and the fish themselves. When the restoration was first thought of, all that people could think about was

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    Issaquah Research Paper

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    likely to be surrounded by the Issaquah Alps, which includes several hiking trails along three mountains, Tiger Mountain, Cougar Mountain, and Squak Mountain. For those interested in more cultural and historical activities, Issaquah offers Issaquah Salmon Days, which is a two-day festival held in October each year. The festival includes

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    Genetic Salmon Labeling

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    There are many products that have been genetically modified, the salmon being one of many such animals. The eggs of an Atlantic salmon are taken and are genetically engineered, which is when a gene is added or taken out of one animal to another (Phelan, 2015, p.204). Genetically engineered animals have genes that are switched out with others, taken out completely, or a new gene is added into the animals already existing genome. In the salmon’s case it had certain genes added and others taken out

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    “Well honey, it costs to much, we can’t afford it.” “But why mommy?“ “I-I don’t know hon” The debate concerning where California’s water supply should go, is between allowing farmers to have it, or sending it to streams to help the Chinook Salmon. Since California’s drought has been going on for 5 years now, where the water should go is a great concern to most. If the unassigned water in California is not sent to the farmers then jobs will be lost, food prices will rise even more so than

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    Salmon Fishing History

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    of Sonora, recently returned from a salmon fishing trip to the Kenai River in Alaska, near Soldotna. Due to low return numbers, the Kenai River had been closed to the taking of king (chinook) salmon for the past few years. Gonzales was amazed at how good the fishing was since the closure. Gonzalez and friends released over 30 kings during the trip, keeping the biggest of the allowable one per day limit, which weighed 48 and 50-pounds. Numerous silver (coho) salmon were also caught. While on the Kenai

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