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tions in the Trinity River. The redd surveys are a collaborative annual effort conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Yurok Tribe, Hoopa Valley Tribe and Shasta-Trinity National Forest with additional funding from TRRP. Summer snorkel surveys on tributaries to the Trinity River also showed higher spring chinook numbers than in recent years. A total of 129 stream miles were surveyed throughout the month of July, with 171 spring chinook recorded. The snorkel surveys aim to count all spring chinook and summer steelhead in the main tributaries to the Trinity River, and are considered an index of the population abundance. The 2022 dives were coordinated by the TCRCD and Watershed Research & Training Center with funding from USFS.</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-preview" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">There are many possible explanations for the strength of this year’s run, but ocean conditions are undoubtedly a factor. “The Northwest Pacific warm water blob persisted for years,” says Kyle DeJuilio, fisheries biologist for the Yurok Tribe. “Ocean conditions turned around in late 2019 or early 2020, lasting through the present. This year’s strong return of three and four-year old adults likely advantaged from improved ocean conditions since that time.”</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Spring chinook are born in freshwater streams and migrate to the ocean as juveniles where they mature into adult fish. Spring chinook typically spend 1-3 years in the ocean before migrating back to the streams. This time in the ocean is a critical part of the salmon life cycle. Salmon have a much higher chance of survival if ocean conditions are good and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ocean conditions in 2021 were the second best in the last 24 years.</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Strong oceanic upwelling, paired with cold water and a high abundance of northern copepods defined a highly productive year in the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast. Copepods are small energy-rich organisms at the base of the food web that support species all the way up to the top.</p></div><div id="gmail-tncms-region-article_instory_top" class="gmail-tncms-region gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">These improved conditions could help explain the higher salmon survival rates in the ocean, and the higher returns to the river, though there are many other factors that can contribute to a successful salmon return.</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Fishery managers are excited to see evidence of strong returns this year but temper their enthusiasm about the big picture. Kyle DeJuilio notes, “The six-year period from 2015-2020 had five of the lowest observed run-sizes ever recorded. Reversal of that trend is welcome, but abundance remains low and is still a cause of concern.”</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Klamath-Trinity River spring chinook were newly listed as a threatened species by the state of California in June 2021. This listing allows agencies to acquire more funding for restoration, and restricts actions that would threaten the species. Klamath-Trinity River spring chinook have yet to be listed by the federal government under the Endangered Species Act.</p></div><div id="gmail-tncms-region-article_instory_bottom" class="gmail-tncms-region gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"></div><div id="gmail-tncms-region-article_bottom_content" class="gmail-tncms-region gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato"></div></div><div class="gmail-share-container gmail-content-below" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:20px 0px"><ul class="gmail-social-share-links gmail-hidden-print gmail-list-inline gmail-icon" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato;margin:0px;padding-left:0px;list-style:none;text-align:i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