15 December 2021
The Chinook salmon that have been making their run up the Sonoma Creek watershed are reaching the end of their life cycle. In a Sonoma Ecology Center video, you can catch a glimpse of changes their bodies undergo after navigating many miles of estuary and stream. Their tail fins are particularly damaged from beating repeatedly against rocks; By the end of their long trip, lesions begin to develop on the skin and mouth as the salmon begin to lose their health.
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