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Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply

May 12, 2023

Climate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, according to researcher Sam Wilson in Jonathan Moore's lab. In the largest data set ever gathered on the timing of juvenile salmon migration, research found the changing climate is causing some salmon populations to migrate earlier out of step with plankton blooms that are also affected by changing weather patterns.

The story has been featured at:
The Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/05/04/research-finds-some-pacific-salmon-migration-out-of-sync-with-food-supply.html

CBC Early Edition: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition

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