The late 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s have been marked by radically reduced runs for various salmon species.
All pacific salmon species except for the Cherry salmon are caught.
Fry of the other salmon species usually remain in fresh water from one to two years.
The elders had never seen a run of this salmon species.
Its spawning run starts earlier than that of other salmon species.
In the Pacific, a variety of salmon species may be used.
There are hardly any salmon, and last year five salmon species were listed as threatened.
Freshwater streams and estuaries provide important habitat for many salmon species.
The state of Washington has more than 90 hatcheries, but new trout and salmon species are listed as endangered every day.
The two salmon species are closely related and were chosen more by chance than for special scientific reasons, he said.