These areas are critical zones for juvenile salmon as they make the transition from rivers to the ocean.
Herring, in turn, are an important food source for juvenile and adult salmon.
Some hatcheries release over 100 million juvenile salmon annually.
This section details the stages and the particular names used for juvenile salmon.
In similar rivers all over the world, large numbers of trout or juvenile salmon might be found feeding all day under such ideal circumstances.
They provide deep enough water for the juvenile salmon to hide from predatory wading birds.
There are juvenile salmon in all sections of the river, and they must be returned unharmed.
Beaver ponds can provide critical habitat for juvenile salmon.
Another problem exists for the juvenile salmon headed downstream to the ocean.
Eelgrass beds also protect developing species such as herring, which are a food source for juvenile salmon.