Salmon Research Resources
See Mrs. Davis or Mrs. Mali to add your research topic to this list if it's not here!
General Information about Salmon
Salmon In the Classroom page from Michigan DNR
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10369_50075---,00.html
Chinook Salmon, Michigan DNR
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10364_18958-45663--,00.html
Why Salmon Were Brought to the Great Lakes
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2011/04/the_salmon_experiment_the_inve.html
Salmon in Michigan
https://watchkin.com/fa440048f1
https://watchkin.com/1c8e465a7e
https://watchkin.com/eb5c719caf
Out of Balance, The Story of Salmon In Lake Michigan (Interactive)
https://www.secondwavemedia.com/custom/salmon-report/index.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_salmon
"I Am Salmon" Short Documentary showing Pacific Salmon in their habitat
https://watchkin.com/47ede5b66b
Virtual Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Tour
https://watchkin.com/a8c2c8d4e2?list=PLAt8-P23ZJgvH2Ja1HeL7KnzGUepU62iV
Kids' Species Information from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es_kids/Chinook-Salmon/es_kids_chinook-salmon.htm
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/chinooksalmon.htm
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/salmon/chinook.html
FishWatch from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/salmon/species_pages/chinook_salmon.htm
Types of Salmon
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/salmon_est.html#chinook
Brainpop Fish
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/fish/
Magic Schoolbus Goes Upstream
https://watchkin.com/7e4680ba94
Wild Kratt's A Hero's Journey (full episode available on Amazon Prime)
Releasing Salmon into our Watershed
Great Lakes
https://safeshare.tv/x/ss609d653ba3a7a#
Watershed Overview Information
http://www.crwc.org/watershed/
Subwatersheds--Where are We? Which watershed is ours?
http://www.crwc.org/watershed/subwatersheds/
Fishing Information
http://www.crwc.org/recreation/fishing/
http://www.crwc.org/recreation/fishing/steelhead-fishing-guide/
https://watchkin.com/535c6e43da?list=PLrRNRwudM7U9wQVwQxogPNszLSk9moj4V
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/MichiganFishingIsCatchingOn-May2016-v2_524060_7.pdf
Geological History
http://www.crwc.org/watershed/geohistory/
Native American History
Food Web
Great Lakes Fish A to Z
https://safeshare.tv/x/S8A5kHIvV9g#
Go underwater in the Great Lakes
https://safeshare.tv/x/LoW3QF6SseA#
Lake Ontario
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/foodweb/LOfoodweb.pdf
Food Web Study with CMU Biologists
https://safeshare.tv/x/q2b7MnedHNs#
Pacific Ocean
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/detritus.html
Lake Huron (Challenging to read)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/LakeHuronNewEcosystem-foodweb_122463_7.pdf
Great Lakes Food Web Cards
What's on the menu for salmon and trout in Lake Michigan? (Challenging to read)
environmental problems & habitat Restoration
Habitat Restoration
https://www.michiganseagrant.org/topics/restoration/
Invasive Species
https://watchkin.com/da9867c5a6
https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/0,5664,7-324-68002_74188---,00.html
Michigan's Endangered Species
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/lists/michigan-spp.html
Brainpop Dams
https://www.brainpop.com/technology/energytechnology/dams/
Water Pollution In the Great Lakes
https://watchkin.com/bf18584d3a
Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes
https://watchkin.com/53e87ac9c6
PFAS Pollution in MI
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/28/study-pfas-wildlife-wurtsmith-base-oscoda-clark-marsh/5269495002/ (video at top of this newspaper article)
Algae Blooms
https://watchkin.com/c5c7ffd946
Brainpop Climate Change
https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/climatechange/
Higher Temperatures
https://watchkin.com/76ac709eb4
Increased Precipitation, Flooding, High Water Levels, Shoreline Erosion
https://watchkin.com/76ac709eb4
https://wdet.org/posts/2020/05/28/89662-michigan-flooding-is-a-climate-change-problem-too/
https://watchkin.com/eb04dd3ca3
DNR SIC Playlist
Many educational videos!
Click the three lines with the play arrow on the video's top bar to navigate the playlist.
Salmon in the News
Why Salmon Were Brought to the Great Lakes
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2011/04/the_salmon_experiment_the_inve.html
Salmon Population Plummeting (2015)
CNN10 Salmon January 28, 2021
King Salmon Reign Becomes More Precarious On Changing Great Lakes (2017)