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Science Friday: Do it once, do it twice. The tradeoffs of repeat spawning in steelhead

In Science Friday by Nick Chambers

We are back after a short break, after coming through a heavy dose of conservation work. That work, in part, helped convince the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Marine Fisheries Service to re-open the iconic Skagit River for a catch-and-release season for wild steelhead. It feels like a new day has dawned for steelheaders in Puget …