chinook
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The planned resumption of fishing this spring will enable crews to catch limited numbers of fall-run Chinook salmon on certain dates.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Federal scientists call the Sacramento River’s winter-run Chinook salmon “one of the most at-risk endangered species.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
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
A twin-prop Chinook helicopter shatters the calm of the Dutch countryside, hovering just metres from a canal before dumping four huge sandbags into the water: welcome to Operation Cloudburst.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
The Chinook had uncovered a patch of rocky ground near the crest of the bank.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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