You Don't See People-Size Salmon Anymore

 

A photo taken in Astoria, Ore., circa 1910. It was stated that the chinook on the left weighed 116 pounds and the one on the right weighed 121 pounds.

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You Don't See People-Size Salmon Anymore

 

This story comes to us from Northwest Public Radio, KUOW and EarthFix, an environmental journalism collaboration led by Oregon Public Broadcasting in partnership with five other public media stations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. You can follow John Ryan on Twitter: @heyjohnryan

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