Some Salmon Species May Be Expanding Their Range in the Arctic

An Alaska-based project has found salmon spawning in the Arctic Ocean watershed, which suggests that climate change is pushing certain species into new areas, writes Eye on the Arctic.

Peter Westley, Associate Professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, says the discovery supports the hypothesis that salmon are moving northward in search of waters with temperatures closer to their traditional habitats as the environment warms the ocean. 

The researchers studied 100 chum salmon in Alaska's North Slope rivers, namely the Anaktuvuk and Itkillik rivers, which empties into the Arctic Ocean.

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