Way Cool Salmon-Related Links

These sites are not sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but contain useful information about salmon, their habitat, and special projects for the classroom. All sites open in a new window.

• The Salmon Page Dedicated to all things salmon: How to catch them, cook them, buy them and save them…



• Whidbey Island Salmon in the Classroom Project The Chums of Maxwelton Salmon Adventure is a community group working to restore, preserve, and protect watersheds and water quality on Whidbey Island in Washington State.



• Atlantic Salmon Federation The Atlantic Salmon Federation is an international non-profit organization which promotes the conservation and wise management of the wild Atlantic salmon and its environment.



• Salmon in the Classroom (Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife) Currently, about 600 schools statewide participate in the Salmon in the Classroom Project. Students receive 500 eggs from a designated hatchery and care for "their" salmon while learning about life histories and habitat requirements. Students release the salmon as fry after studying the streams and creeks into which the fish will be released.



• The British Columbia Salmon Page, hosted by the Canadian Fishing Company.



• The Salmon Project Using a two volume CD-ROM library and carefully crafted investigation guides, students evaluate the opposing solutions offered by industry and natural river migration advocates in order to develop their own management plan for preserving and restoring salmon populations.



• More Interesting Salmon Stuff from Thesalmons.org

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