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Endangered Coho Salmon Return to Mendocino Coast After Habitat Restoration

4/11/2026

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During the 2024-2025 spawning season, more than 30,000 endangered Central California Coast coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast.
Trout Unlimited, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), removed fish passage barriers as part of habitat restoration.
Monitoring teams led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted surveys across 500 miles and documented coho in previously unseen areas.

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Story summary

During the 2024-2025 spawning season, more than 30,000 endangered Central California Coast coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast.
Trout Unlimited, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), removed fish passage barriers as part of habitat restoration.
Monitoring teams led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted surveys across 500 miles and documented coho in previously unseen areas.