Phenomena: Chinook Salmon and Orcas
The plight of the Southern resident killer whale and the impact of the snake river dams on the Chinook salmon population.
- Students will examine the decline in chinook salmon and how the loss of this keystone species is impacting the Southern resident killer whale populations.
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Featured Image Description
Illustration of a food web featuring orcas. The image is a cross section of the sea. At the top are two white clouds, the waterline, then the marine life before the sea floor that makes up the bottom the image. From top to bottom and then left to right there are: orca, phytoplankton, plainfin midshipman, zooplankton, sea cucumber, bat star, sea urchin, kelp bass, sea otter, black rockfish, and kelp. White arrows connect the web based on each species diet.