estuary

WSG-funded researchers investigate estuary restoration through the eyes of juvenile salmon

November 10, 2025

By Mel Lemke, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Hatching from their eggs into the waters of the Stillaguamish River, Chinook salmon begin their lives as tiny freshwater fry. No more than a few millimeters long at hatching, these tiny babies spend their early weeks of life nourished by their yolk sacs before they begin feasting on small freshwater invertebrates like bugs, snails and larvae. Carried by the river’s flow, they ...