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3 unusual facts about coho salmon


Cazadero, California

Anadromous fish such as Coho salmon and steelhead are found in local streams but are threatened by overfishing and habitat destruction caused by logging practices.

Coho salmon

The Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia ESU in Washington is an NMFS "Species of Concern".

Linspire

Linspire bases their product code names on fish found near their headquarters: Linspire/LindowsOS 4.5 was code named Coho; Linspire Five-0 (5.0 and 5.1) and Freespire 1.0, Marlin; and Freespire 2.0 and Linspire 6.0, Skipjack.


SPAWN

SPAWN’s water conservation program is focused on reducing the impacts of stormwater runoff on local streams and ensuring adequate in stream flow and spawning and rearing habitat for coho salmon and steelhead in the Lagunitas Creek.

In 2008 SPAWN received the coveted Peter Behr Award from the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin and the prestigious Ted Wellman Award from the Marin Conservation League for their efforts towards preserving the coho salmon and their habitat.


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Mossom Creek Hatchery

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers over the decades there is now a strong run of Chum Salmon and an increasing run of Coho Salmon.

San Gregorio Creek

Four special-status animal species - California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), coho salmon, steelhead trout, and tidewater goby are the focus of a June, 2010 Watershed Management Plan.