Reservoir water too warm for salmon fry in Juneau, Alaska
3/5/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Juneau City and Borough, AK
Juneau, AK
Start Date: 1/15/2019
- End Date: 3/2/2019
Low water supplies led the operators of the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery in Juneau to move salmon fry to the cold sea in January, months earlier than usual. Water from the reservoir was too warm for the fry, prompting the earliest ever move to the sea.
Juneau KTOO (Alaska), March 2, 2019
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