chinook salmon
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Chinook salmon
Chinook salmonnouna Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish
chinook salmon
American
[shi-nook sam-uhn, -nook, chi-]
/ ʃɪˈnʊk ˈsæm ən, -ˈnuk, tʃɪ- /
noun
Chinook salmon
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of chinook salmon
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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The water quality standards, which focus on a portion of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta watershed, set goals for increasing river flows to help populations of chinook salmon and steelhead trout, which have declined dramatically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Since Dec. 1, 1,274 threatened spring-run chinook salmon and 353 endangered winter-run chinook salmon have been killed in the pumps, including wild and hatchery-raised salmon, the latest data show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Recent research has found 6PPD-quinone to be similarly lethal to other fish species, including brook trout, rainbow trout, chinook salmon, and white-spotted char.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2023
Southern resident killer whales eat chinook salmon, which are also endangered due to habitat degradation and other threats.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 30, 2023
He and Harry Secor had worked together to stalk the giant chinook salmon of the Dungeness River.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
We’re not like the Chinook salmon that seek out upriver spawning zones or feline species that go into heat each spring and summer.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
By establishing the salmon sanctuary in Blue Creek, the deal safeguards a vital cold-water habitat for fish including Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
Commercial salmon fishing has been canceled for three consecutive years because of a decline in the Chinook salmon population.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
He who has not seen Chinook salmon from the Columbia River has not seen fish.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
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