Sockeye Salmon (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Sockeye Salmon

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Salmon, such as this sockeye, spend years of their lives in the ocean before returning to their home waters to spawn. A newly launched $4.1 million project aims to make it easier for scientists to discern populations of salmon from one and other using the latest genetic techniques.

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Thomas Quinn

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