Federal agencies yesterday took the unusual step of listing the once-abundant Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, after concluding that the number of wild salmon had declined below minimum ...

Bodies piled up against the edge of the pen, skin flaking off, pink flesh to the sky. From above, a glut of dead fish ripples ...

The head of an environmental charity fears Atlantic salmon are at risk of extinction if their young cannot reach the sea. The ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is highlighting the popular fish Atlantic salmon. They may be identified by some spotting on head and body, but none on tail.

An avid angler caught a large Atlantic Salmon in Lake Erie and it's believe to have come from Lake Huron. Here's why it's being considered a unicorn.

While Americans enjoy many of these Pacific salmon varieties, Atlantic salmon is by far the most popular salmon species consumed in the country, with 90% of the farmed salmon enjoyed here being of ...

In December, Atlantic salmon was classified as endangered due to a 30 to 50 percent decline in British populations since 2006 and a 50 to 80 percent projected decline from 2010 to 2025, according ...

A new study found that wild salmon are swimming faster due to painkillers and other drugs being dumped into the ocean and rivers. AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon ...

Study finds anxiety drug clobazam affects Atlantic salmon behavior, increasing risk taking during migration. Pharmaceutical pollution concerns revealed.

Atlantic salmon make up about 90% of the farmed salmon market, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This is because it’s a protected species, so commercial fishing for ...

Roger Jenkins has grown up eating and fishing salmon. Now, as a retiree, he refuses to fish this species of special concern. In this federal election, he’s looking for a political party that ...

Nearly all farmed salmon in the U.S. is Atlantic salmon, a different species from the Pacific salmon caught in commercial fisheries in Alaska and along the West Coast.