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Limpets on Cluxewe Beach
click on images to view | No other inhabitant of North Island estuaries has such a spectacular life cycle as the Pacific salmon. No other has such an important role to play in the lives of other creatures, from bears to birds to humans.
Many of us depend on it for food, for employment, for recreation, and - increasingly -for inspiration. Yet human activities have had severe negative impacts on salmon populations - impacts which we are now learning to minimize and repair.
Five salmon species, chinook, coho, chum, pink, and sockeye, live on Canada's Pacific Coast, and each variety has a unique and very defined life cycle.
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North Island Wildlife Viewing Network
