SUFB 1189: Salmon populations are being altered by climate change in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

How To Protect The Ocean · Jul 28, 2021 · 18m

Salmon populations can't stand the heat so they may be removed from many of the waterways that they normally occupy for spawning.

Salmon are cold-water species that do not do well in warm water; therefore, freshwater rivers where the salmon spawn are not ideal habitats when they heat up due to climate change. Add human barriers such as culverts, dams, and eroding habitats which impede access to spawning habitats and you get a recipe for disaster.

I also should not forget to mention that changes in ocean prey due to ocean temperature rising result in less healthy salmon.

Habitat restoration…