Quite a sight: 1M chinook salmon released into Sacramento River
One million fall-run chinook salmon were released into the Sacramento River Wednesday.
The smolts were bred at Feather River Hatchery in Oroville through the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The smolts will now head to the ocean and face trying odds. A resilient fraction will return a few years later as adults.
"On this particular release, the success: We may get 1,000 to 10,000 fish back out of the million," said Harry Morse with the CDFW.